Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 13, 2014
Submitted
April 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
3,767 hours, 1,217 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx Radar
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

WX RADAR DOES NOT SEEM TO MATCH ACTUAL WEATHER/PRECIPITATION OUTSIDE THE ACFT AS DEPICTED BY ATC RADAR OR VISUALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER RADAR OPS CHECKED IAW AMM 34-43-00, OPS CHECKED NORMAL WITH NO HISTORY IN 30 DAYS. ALL GROUND FUNCTIONAL TESTS PASS.