Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 20, 2015
Submitted
December 22, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
29,553 hours, 9,130 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMBOUT THE RADAR PAINTS WX 15 DEGREE LT OF NOSE NO MATTER WHAT THE HEADING IS. ALWAYS 15 DEGREES LEFT OF NOSE UNTIL CRUISE FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER RADAR SYS BITE REF AMM 34-43-00, NO FAULTS FOUND. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, WEATHER RADAR, OPS NORMAL.