Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 27, 2017
Submitted
December 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
38,114 hours, 11,523 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710002
Part serial
40CP1T
Condition
Faulted
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
19,903 hours, 5,805 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

WHEN WEATHER RADAR WAS SELECTED ON CAPTAIN`S OR FIRST OFFICER`S SIDE, A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE AND VIBRATION FELT IN THE FLIGHT DECK. AMBER WEATHER CODE & PREDICTIVE W/S FAIL ON DU. ACFT GROUNDED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. DUE TO HISTORY, REMOVED, REPLACED, AND TESTED THE WEATHER RADAR R/T IAW AMM 34-43-41-400-801. ACCOMPLISHED A WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00-730-802-001, TESTS PASSED, GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.