Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 12, 2010
Submitted
January 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
13,554 hours, 3,905 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
16CPF0
Condition
Faulty
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
13,559 hours, 3,906 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

BOTH C/A AND F/O RADAR DISPLAYS "SPIKES" OR "SPIKING" INTERMITTENTLY ACROSS THE SCREEN IN ALL MODES OF OPERATION. PULLED & TAGGED WX R/T C/B. REMOVED AND REPLACED RD WX RADAR R/T PER 34 43 41 ROTABLE COMPONENT VERIFIED BY SEAMC. UNTAGGED & RESET C/B. SYS OPS CHECKS NORMAL PER 34 43 00.