Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 28, 2014
Submitted
March 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
26,578 hours, 7,966 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

RADAR AUTO MODE IS SUSPECT. NO RETURNS ARE DISPLAYED IN AUTO ALTHOUGH CUMULUS BUILDUPS ARE OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY. NO "A" OR "M" IS DISPLAYED NEAR THE TILT CODE ON THE NAV DISPLAY. MANUAL MODE SHOWS NORMAL WX RETURNS. ACFT GROUNDED. ON DEFERRAL.