Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 8, 2009
Submitted
July 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35091
Aircraft time
10,861 hours, 3,310 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
16G1GR
Condition
Defective
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
226 hours, 65 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WX RADAR HAS A "SLICING" EFFECT ON RADAR SCREEN, LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL PIECES OF PIZZA SLICES. WX+T MODE ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. COULD NOT VERIFY DEFECT ON GROUND. REMOVED & REPLACED WX RADAR RT REF MM 34 43 41. ADM PITOT QD REQ'S INSPECTION. INSPECTED ADM QD LINE NO DISCREPANCIES NOTES. GROUND VERIFICATION CK GOOD REF MM 34 43 41. VERIFICATION FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL OPS NORMAL.