Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 13, 2012
Submitted
May 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35684
Aircraft time
17,307 hours, 5,181 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
9751
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
33,291 hours, 12,239 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.

What was found

RADAR TILT SEEMS TO SLOWLY DRIFT DOWN AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF USE. TILT UP HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON TOTALLY GREEN SCREEN IE +5 AT FL 380 IN CLEAR SCREEN. ALL GREEN TILT ON OR OFF WX T MAP NO CHANGE TURNING RADAR OFF FOR 5 MINS THEN ON. RADAR WILL WORK AGAIN BUT SLOWLY, TURNS GREEN AGAIN. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED FIM 34-43, TASK 814, WEATHER RADAR SYS OPS TEST CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FAULTS. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER REF 34-43-41. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST GOOD REF 34-43-41 & 34-43-00 WEATHER RADAR SYS OPS TEST.