Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 8, 2013
Submitted
August 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35204
Aircraft time
6,273 hours, 1,847 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Wx Sys
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

IN AUTO MODE WEATHER RADAR DISPLAYS ANOMALOUS RETURNS AT 930 AND 230 POSITIONS 2.5 MILES. ANOMALIES ARE NOT PRESENT IN THE MANUAL MODE. ACFT GROUNDED. CLEANED DUST FROM R/T, COOLING DUCT, AND FAN REF MM FIM 34-43 TASK 805. PERFORMED WXR SYS OPS TEST REF TASK 34-43-00-710-802-001. OPS CK NORMAL, NO ANOMALIES NOTED, NO HISTORY 90 DAYS.