Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737900ER

Difficulty date
October 6, 2018
Submitted
October 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AS
Make and model
Boeing 737900ER
Aircraft serial
41732
Aircraft time
23,118 hours, 7,578 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
NR
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

RADAR SHOWING PHANTOM WEATHER RETURNS AND MORE INTENSE THAN NORMAL TERRAIN RETURNS IN WX, WX+T AND AUTO MODES. IN MANUAL TILT, PERFORMANCE IS BETTER BUT STILL MORE INTENSE THAN NORMAL. MAP MODE IS ALSO TOO INTENSE IN AUTO TILT BUT APPEARS NORMAL IN MANUAL TILT, VAR GAIN REDUCES THE RETURNS BUT NOT AS NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED WXR SYSTEM TEST REF AMM 34-43-00-730-802-001, WXR OPERATIONAL TEST REF AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001 AND CMM 34-40-58 ROCKWELL COLLINS MULTI-SCAN RADAR OPS CK NML.

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