What was found
WX RADAR IN AUTO MODE REPORTS WX THAT DOES NOT EXIST. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED, REPLACED, AND TESTED WXR R/T IAW AMM 34-43-41-400-801. TESTS PASS. THIS CLEARS MEL 34-15D.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2017
- Submitted
- September 5, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N494AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41729
- Aircraft time
- 6,416 hours, 2,095 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 8221710311
- Part serial
- 4786KH
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Weather Radar
- Part time
- 6,426 hours, 2,098 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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