Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 20, 2018
Submitted
July 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35205
Aircraft time
21,169 hours, 6,911 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
4CXHF3
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
517 hours, 205 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

AT CRUISE RADAR HAS BEGUN TO SHOW SPIKES ON THE DISPLAY IN MANUAL MODE. SPIKES ARE INTERMITTENT AND VARY IN INTENSITY FROM MINIMAL TO QUITE DENSE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER R/T, TESTED NML REF AMM 34-43-41-00-801 & -400-801. ALSO OPERATED RADAR ON GROUND IN MAN MODE - DISPLAY HAD NO SPIKES.