Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 23, 2015
Submitted
March 25, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35691
Aircraft time
25,298 hours, 7,780 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

RADAR DISPLAYED FALSE TARGETS AND INCORRECT ATTENUATION BARS. TARGETS APPEARED ON DEPARTURE BETWEEN 3000 AGL AND 15,000 FT. RADAR WAS IN "WX+T", "AUTO" GAIN WAS AUTO. ACTUAL WEATHER, SMALL CONVECTIVE CELLS, ON DEPARTURE WAS DEPICTED CORRECTLY. FALSE TARGETS APPEARED IN A LINE AT THE 11:30 POSITION FROM 4-18 MILES WITH 3-4 MILE SPACING. ACFT GROUNDED. CREW REPORTS FALSE TARGETS WENT AWAY AND WEATHER OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT FAULTS REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. PERFORMED WEATHER BITE REF FIM TASK 34-43, TASK 801, SEVERAL TIMES. NO FAULTS NOTED.