Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 2, 2012
Submitted
July 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
22,081 hours, 6,895 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132633
Part serial
8YLY
Condition
Dirty
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
38,354 hours, 13,129 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.

What was found

ON DESCENT, TURNED WEATHER RADAR ON, WX FAIL APPEARED ON MFD. TURNED OFF THEN ON RECEIVED WEATHER RADAR FAIL & NO PWS, TURNED OFF AND AS EXPECTED NO PWS REAPPEARED BELOW 1600. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED GVI OF WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER, FOUND TO COVERED IN DUST. REMOVED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER. VACUUMED DUST . VERIFIED BLOWER OPS NORMAL. INSTALLED ORIGINAL TRANSCEIVER, ACCOMPLISHED OPS TEST, TEST PASSES. REF MM 34-43-00-710-802-001 & 34-43-41-400-801.