Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 17, 2009
Submitted
August 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
12,047 hours, 3,437 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
8,718 hours, 2,559 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 INCREASING FREQUENCY OF SPIKING +/ 30' OF CENTERLINE. SUBSEQUENT SPIKING NOW ALL QUADRANTS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. DUE TO HISTORY OF WXR RADAR ANT SPOKING PROBLEMS REPLACED WXR RADAR ANT DRIVE REF MM 34 43 11. OPS NORMAL REF MM 34 43 00.