# SDR ASAA2018081455664

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 5, 2018
- Submitted: August 14, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N587AS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N587AS), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial: 35684
- Aircraft time: 41,319 hours, 12,068 cycles
- System (JASC): [3442 · Weather Radar System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3442)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018081455664

## Discrepancy

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.

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