Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 2, 2010
Submitted
November 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
14,214 hours, 4,213 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
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 DOWS NOT PAINT FULL SCREEN IN "WX" MODE. RETURNS ARE BLOCKED FROM APPROX 1 O'CLOCK POSITION THROUGH 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. DOES THIS IN WX+T MODE AS WELL. SEEMS TO WORK FINE IN MAP MODE. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST AMM 34 43 00 710 802 001 & WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM TEST AMM 34 43 00 730 802 001. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO HISTORY LAST 90 DAYS. THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL GROUND VERIFICATION.