Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 13, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
22,640 hours, 7,006 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135202
Part serial
1715Y6
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
15,274 hours, 4,839 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

WEATHER RADAR RETURNS DID NOT MATCH OUTSIDE VISUAL CONDITIONS. RADAR CALIBRATION SEEMED CALIBRATED 3 DEGREES TOO HIGH. MINUS 3 DEGREES SEEMED TO EQUAL ZERO DEGREES. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R WX RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT REF MM 34-43-11-000-802 & 34-43-11-400-802. OPS NORMAL IAW MM 34-43-00-710-802-001. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION TEST SUCCESSFUL.