What was found
PWS FAIL AND WEATHER RADAR FAIL ON MFD. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED WEATHER RADAR R/T AND CLEANED DIRT AND DUST FROM FAN. REINSTALLED R/T, ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM BITE IAW FIM 34-43, TASK 801. WEATHER RADAR TEST PASSED.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2016
- Submitted
- June 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 60576
- Aircraft time
- 3,686 hours, 1,206 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Wx Radar
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.