What was found
WEATHER RADAR CONTROL, CAPTAIN`S SIDE UNABLE MANUAL TILT (STUCK -15), AUTO TILT OK, F/O SIDE, ALL OK INCLUDING MANUAL TILT. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED DEFECT. R & R WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL, OPS CHECKED NORMAL REF MM 34-43-91.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 2013
- Submitted
- July 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N529AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35198
- Aircraft time
- 13,093 hours, 3,990 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Control Panel
- Part number
- 6225129802
- Part serial
- 18YHP1
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Wx Radar Sys
- Part time
- 3,791 hours, 1,030 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.