Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 1, 2018
Submitted
March 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
13,532 hours, 4,501 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
MTDP
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
35,149 hours, 14,581 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WEATHER RADAR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IN AUTO. OVER FLAT TERRAIN, CLEAR SKY, IN WX+T MODE, SCREEN MOSTLY RED & YELLOW WITH AREAS OF RED DOTS. WITH MANUAL TILT, RADAR MORE REALISTIC. WORKS FINE IN MANUAL MODE. AFTER APPROX 2 HRS, AT CRUISE WITH RADAR ON, CLUTTER WENT AWAY AND RADAR BEGAN TO WORK NORMAL IN BOTH AUTO & MANUAL MODES. GROUNDED - YES. AUTOTILT / MULTISCAN INOP. VERIFIED DEFECT, MANUAL TILT FUNCTION OPS NORMAL, AUTO TILT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT REF AMM 34-43-11, GROUND VERIFICATION TEST PASSED.