Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 28, 2014
Submitted
May 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35200
Aircraft time
13,274 hours, 3,851 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6225129802
Part serial
40CHYL
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
7,539 hours, 2,120 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

WEATHER RADAR AUTO MODE INOPERATIVE. LATER REPORTED AS WX RADAR - MANUAL TILT ON CAPTAIN'S SIDE AND F/O SIDE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WITH ZERO MANUAL TILT SELECTED ON CAPT SIDE, ND DISPLAY SHOWS + 11M WITH -15 SELECTED ON KNOB, ND SHOWS 0M AND CAN'T BE TILTED DOWN ANYMORE F/O SIDE, 0 TILT ON KNOB GIVES +2M ON ND AND -15 ON KNOB GIVES -6M ON ND. AUTO SEEMS TO WORK FINE WITH -2A ON BOTH ND'S AT FL390. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED WXR CONTROL PANEL, REF TASK 34-43-91-400-801. WX RADAR CONTROL PANEL OPS NOMAL IAW SAME.