Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 23, 2018
Submitted
May 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35204
Aircraft time
25,050 hours, 7,312 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx System
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN AUTO, RADAR PAINTS FALSE WEATHER AT THE 10 MILE RANGE, 10 O'CLOCK AND 2 O'CLOCK POSITIONS. APPEARS TO WORK NORMAL OUT OF AUTO MODE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED A WEATHER RADAR OPS TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. CHECKED GOOD. ALSO PERFORMED DEU TEST AMM 31-62-21-470-804. BITE TEST. NO DEFECT NOTED. NO HISTORY IN 90 DAYS. OPS NORMAL.