Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 19, 2017
Submitted
December 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
37,385 hours, 11,251 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
48LT6N
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
4,659 hours, 1,683 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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 DISPLAYS RETURNS WHEN THERE IS NOTHING THERE IN BOTH AUTO AND MANUAL MODE STARTING AT ABOUT 80 MILE RANGE IN MAP MODE IT SHOWS RETURNS AT ALL DISTANCES THAT DONT APPEAR TO BE TERRAIN. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE WEATHER RADAR R/T IAW AMM 34-43-41-000-801, AND -400-801, OPS NORMAL.