Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 14, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
2,616 hours, 784 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
1788KT
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
2,596 hours, 769 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

RADAR IS SPOKING MULTIPLE SPOKES FROM 10:00 O'CLOCK POSITION TO 2:00 O’CLOCK POSITION CONSTANTLY. SCALE USED WAS 320 NM CAL WX T STAB ON TILT 2 DEG ALSO DID SAME ON THE 80 NM SCALE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE RADAR SPIKING. NO HISTORY 180 DAYS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER IAW MM 34 43 41 000 801. PERFORMED EFFECTIVE GROUND CHECK IAW MM 34 43 00 710 802 001, NO DEFECTS NOTED.