Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 1, 2018
Submitted
January 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
38,156 hours, 11,533 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135802
Part serial
16FXK1
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nose Radome
Part time
40,895 hours, 12,091 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON APPROACH, WITH THE GEAR UP AND THE FLAPS AT 5, OBSERVED PWS FAIL ON BOTH NAV DISPLAYS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD LOW FREQUENCY RUMBLING VIBRATION IN THE RADOME/NOSE GEAR AREA. THIS CONTINUED THROUGH GEAR EXTENSION, LANDING AND TAXI. AND CONTINUED WHILE PARKED WAITING FOR GATE. NOISE SUBSIDED ON FINAL TAXI IN TO THE GATE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER LANDING. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED WX RADAR DRIVE UNIT REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-11/401. PRECAUTIONARY, REPLACED WX RADAR R/T UNIT REF AMM 34-43-41/401. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST OF WX RADAR SYSTEM, TEST PASSES. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. REF AMM 34-43-00/501. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FROM MEL 34-15D.