Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 22, 2013
Submitted
May 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35182
Aircraft time
24,434 hours, 7,440 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135802
Part serial
40FY7P
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
153 hours, 50 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

TILT ON WEATHER RADAR WHEN IN AUTO NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ON CLIMB OUT IN AUTO MODE TILT WAS -1 DEGREES TO -2 DEGREES DOWN ALL THE WAY TO CRUISE. TRIED IN BOTH WX WXT MODES ON CAPT AND F/O SIDES. WORKS OK IN MANUAL MODE. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR ANT DRIVE UNIT IAW AMM TASK 34-43-11-400-802/34-43-11-000-802. OPS CKS GOOD.