Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 2, 2015
Submitted
May 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35199
Aircraft time
19,626 hours, 5,935 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 DISPLAYED A PIE SHAPED RETURN FROM 0 TO 160 NM AND OTHER RANGE MAXIMUMS AS WELL, GREEN TO FULL RED AT THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. THIS DISPLAY REMAINED WITH HEADING CHANGES. IT REMAINED AFTER CYCLING POWER. IT WAS MORE PRONOUNCED IN AUTO BUT ALSO WAS DISPLAYED MORE LIGHTLY IN MANUAL. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM BITE PROCEDURE IAW FIM TASK 34-43, TASK 801. NO FAULTS NOTED. OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO HISTORY PAST 30 DAYS.