- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2013
- Submitted
- March 28, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35192
- Aircraft time
- 17,321 hours, 5,445 cycles
- Part
- Drive Unit
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Wx Radar Antenna
- Part time
- 17,336 hours, 5,450 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 FAIL FLAG ON ND. FAULT CODE 344-050-32. VERIFIED FAULT RT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER IAW MM 34-43-41. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR GROUND CHECK, FAULTED ANTENNA IAW MM 34-43-00. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT IAW AMM 34-43-11/401. WEATHER RADAR SYS OPERATIONAL, TESTED GOOD.