Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 15, 2017
Submitted
September 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44106
Aircraft time
8,476 hours, 2,854 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
46T387
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
8,476 hours, 2,854 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

WEATHER RADAR FAILED INDICATION ON NAVIGATION DISPLAY (AMBER), ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR BITE IAW FIM 34-43 TASK 801. WEATHER RADAR FAIL AND ANTENNA SHOWED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT IAW AMM 34-43-11-000-802 AND AMM 34-43-11-400-802. PERFORMED WXR OPERATION TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. OPS CHECKED GOOD.