Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 6, 2011
Submitted
December 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
19,640 hours, 6,194 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
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

WEATHER RADAR OPERATED NORMALLY FOR OCEANIC CRUISE. AT END OF OCEANIC PORTION OF FLIGHT WEATHER RADAR WAS TURNED OFF AND TERRAIN WAS SELECTED FOR DISPLAY. "ANS FAIL" WAS ANNUNCIATED ON BOTH NAV DISPLAYS WEATHER RADAR WAS TURNED BACK ON AND "WXR FAIL" WAS ANNUNCIATED ON BOTH NAV DISPLAYS THESE ANNUNCIATIONS PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN DISAPPEARED. "ANS FAIL" IS ACTUALLY "PWS FAIL". CHECKED BLOWER OPERATION OF WX RADAR R/T AND CHECKED FOR OBSTRUCTIONS ON R/T MOUNT. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. RE-INSTALLED WEATHER RADAR R/T REF FIM TASK 33 43/815. OPERATIONAL TEST OF WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM OK REF AMM 34 43 00/501.