Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 22, 2017
Submitted
December 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
38,053 hours, 11,501 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135802
Part serial
40CF5Y
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
19,844 hours, 5,786 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

PWS FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MFD, COINCIDED WITH STRONG VIBRATION FROM BELOW BOTH PILOTS FEET. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED FLOOR VIBRATION WHEN WX RADAR TURNED ON OR THROTTLES MOVED FORWARD. ACFT CHECKED. COMPLIED WITH SP-2, PULLED AND COLLARED WX RADAR R/T IAW WDM 34-41-11 PAGE 4.1. NO OTHER SYSTEMS AFFECTED. ACFT RETURNED TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION, REVERSED SPECIAL PROCEDURE 2. RESET THE WEATHER RADAR CIRCUIT BREAKER. CONFIRMED VIBRATION AND PWS FAIL MESSAGE ON DU. OPENED RADOME IAW AMM 53-52-00. VIBRATION COMING FROM WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT. R/R DRIVE UNIT REF AMM 34-43-11. INSPECTED SURROUNDING AREA FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE FOUND. WX RADAR OPS NORMAL. CLOSED RADOME IAW AMM 53-52-00.