Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 15, 2016
Submitted
September 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36578
Aircraft time
25,306 hours, 7,584 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

IN CLEAR AIR THE RADAR SHOWS LIGHT WEATHER RETURNS IN AUTOMODE, WEATHER AND WEATHER+T, IN THE 3 TO 7 MILE DISTANCE. REGARDLESS OF THE RANGE SELECTED. THEY APPEAR IN BOTH CAPTAIN AND F/O RADAR DISPLAYS. MANUAL MODE APPEARS NORMAL. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED BOTH OPS TEST AND SYS TEST OF WEATHER RADAR SYS. TESTS GOOD, REF AMM 34-43-00.