Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 21, 2016
Submitted
November 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
5,553 hours, 1,821 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx Sys
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

WEATHER RADAR IN AUTO, WX-T DISPLAYS YELLOW ARC ALONG TOP OF DISPLAY ALONG WITH FULL RED/MAGENTA AREA 5-20 MILES IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT WHEN NO VISIBLE WEATHER IS IN VIEW & NO TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM BITE, IAW FIM 34-43 TASK 801. NO FAULTS FOUND. WEATHER RADAR OPS NORMAL.