Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 11, 2010
Submitted
February 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
14,062 hours, 4,110 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
117BD
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
27,744 hours, 9,268 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WX RADAR HAD INTERFERENCE VAR FROM 010 DEG TO 350 DEG RELATIVE TO THE NOSE OF A/C. STREAKS FROM CNTR TO OUTER EDGE OF DISPLAY. CONFIRMED SPOKING ON WX DISPLAYS. REPLACED WX R/T REF MM 34 43 41 000 801 & 34 43 41 400 801. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL REF MM 34 43 00 710 802 001.