Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 13, 2012
Submitted
April 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
17,561 hours, 5,406 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
16F147
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
15,558 hours, 5,643 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

WHEN POWER WAS TRANSFERED TO APU POWER PWS FAIL ILLUMINATED. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED ALL RADAR & TERRAIN BUSES ARE ACTIVE AND VALID. UNABLE TO CLEAR PWS FAIL. RADAR RT FAILS SELF TEST WITH WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER & PWS FAIL ANNUNCIATED AT END OF TEST. R & R WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 34-43-41. SYS OPS CHECKED OK.