Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 16, 2017
Submitted
May 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
12,560 hours, 4,129 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6225129802
Part serial
414YNT
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Radar
Part time
12,614 hours, 4,143 cycles
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.

What was found

RADAR WHILE IN AUTO MODE SWITCHES ITSELF TO MANUAL MODE. MANUAL MODE SEEMS TO WORK NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. SEMI DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. WHEN IN AUTO AS THE SWITCH WAS PUSHED IN IT WOULD DISPLAY AUTO AND THEN MANUAL FOR ABOUT A SECOND, THEN SHOWED AUTO. LEFT RADAR RUNNING FOR A WHILE AND DID NOT CHANGE TO MANUAL. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW RADAR CONTROL PANEL, REF B737-900 AMM 34-43-91-000-801 WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL REMOVAL, REF B737-900 AMM 34-43-91-400-801 WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION. PERFORMED INSTALL TEST, REF STEP E. INSTALLATION TEST B737-900 AMM 34-43-91. SYSTEM TEST NORMAL. DID NOT NOTICE THE ABOVE MALFUNCTION.