What was found
WEATHER RADAR DISPLAYS GHOST RETURNS AT 85 NM. MANUAL MODE APPEARS TO WORK NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 34-43-41, OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001.
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2018
- Submitted
- August 14, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N587AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35684
- Aircraft time
- 41,319 hours, 12,068 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 8221710312
- Part serial
- 40DGKV
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Weather Radar
- Part time
- 21,369 hours, 6,199 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.