Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 25, 2018
Submitted
July 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
19,117 hours, 6,315 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6225129802
Part serial
417G02
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
17,522 hours, 5,746 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WX RADAR TEST SWITCH LATCHES IN TEST POSITION BUT DOES NOT TEST, CONSISTENTLY. IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO INTO TEST MODE OR WILL NOT TEST. ALSO SAW PWS FAIL CAUTION ONCE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL. OPS TEST GOOD, NO FAULTS. REF AMM 34-43-91.