Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 31, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
13,584 hours, 4,295 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
8603
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
4,592 hours, 1,898 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PAST "'RP" WX RADAR "WX FAIL" ANNUNCIATED ON ND. IN TEST MODE "PWS FAIL AND WX FAIL" ANNUNCIATED. THE REST OF FLIGHT RADAR WAS INTERMITTANT. WX WAS VFR EN ROUTE. FAILURE OCCURED IN ETOPS AIRSPACE. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER PER M/M 34 43 41. PERFORMED WXR SYSTEM OPS TEST PER M/M 34 43 00, NO FAULTS NOTED INSPECTED QUICK DISCONNECT FOR LEFT PITOT ADM.