Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 8, 2012
Submitted
August 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
17,959 hours, 5,700 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
6225135202
Part serial
1190Y
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar Antenna
Part time
33,176 hours, 11,613 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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 DISPLAY DOES NOT SHOW EVEN RETURNS THIN ELONGATED SPIKES RANDOMLY APPEAR IN ALL QUADRANTS. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR DRIVE UNIT AMM 34-43-11 AND WXR FLAT PLATE AMM 34-43-11. OPS CHECKED WXR AMM 34-43-00 ALL GROUND FUNCTIONAL TESTS PASS.