What was found
RADAR PAINTING RED WHEN OUT OF CLOUDS AND NO RAIN REGARDLESS OF TILT. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER. OPS TESTED GOOD REF AMM 34-43-00-34-43-41.
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2012
- Submitted
- May 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N565AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35181
- Aircraft time
- 20,852 hours, 6,474 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 6225132633
- Part serial
- 175K7Y
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Wx Radar Sys
- Part time
- 14,725 hours, 4,706 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.