What was found
PWS FAILED DURING DESCENT AS WX RADAR WAS SECURED AFTER WORKING ALL THE WAY. TURN WX OFF AND BACK ON WOULD WORK A SHORT WHILE THEN FAIL AGAIN. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R WEATHER RADAR DRIVE UNIT IAW AMM 34-43-11. OPS TEST PASSED.
- Difficulty date
- July 1, 2012
- Submitted
- July 17, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N565AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35181
- Aircraft time
- 21,604 hours, 6,707 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Antenna
- Part number
- 6225135202
- Part serial
- 4610
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Wx Radar
- Part time
- 47,020 hours, 18,617 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.