Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 24, 2015
Submitted
February 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
1,975 hours, 657 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710311
Part serial
41D824
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ee Bay
Part time
1,359 hours, 439 cycles
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

RADAR: EXCESSIVE DOWN TILT IS REQUIRED TO PAINT ANY GROUND RETURNS. APPEARS ANTENNA IS MISALIGNED BY APPROX 4 DEG, L/E WHEN 0 DG IS SET IN MANUAL MODE, ANTENNA IS APPROXIMATELY +4 DEG. THIS WAS CONSISTENT IN AUTO MODE AS WELL, WITH THE GC BUTTON DEPRESSED. ACFT GROUNDED. WHILE ACCOMP, WXR OPS TEST VERIFIED FAULT. RERACKED WXR R/T. REACCOMP. WXR OPS TEST, TEST NOW PASSES REF MM 34-43-00-710-802-001 & 34-43-41-400-801.