Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 5, 2015
Submitted
January 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
32,703 hours, 9,635 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

CAPTAIN`S SIDE RADAR DISPLAYS TWO TARGETS AT 10:00 O'CLOCK AND 2:00 O'CLOCK. GREEN PERIMETERS, YELLOW INTERRIDES AT ALL DISTANCE, NO ACTUAL CB OR WEATHER IS PRESENT. F/O'S SIDE DOES NOT DISPLAY THE NONEXISTENT TARGETS. MAINTENANCE & DISPATCH NOTIFIED VIA ACARS AT 13:10Z. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED WRITE UP. NO FAULT DURING WEATHER RADAR BITE TEST OR DEU BITE. DURING DEU NR 1 SELF TEST, SOFTWARE RESET SELF INITIATED. AFTER DEU SELF TEST COMPLETED DISPLAY OPS NORMAL REF FIM 34-43, TASK 801. DEU TEST NORMAL REF 31-62-21.