Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737900ER
FAA SDR system
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2018
- Submitted
- October 9, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737900ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41732
- Aircraft time
- 23,122 hours, 7,580 cycles
- Part
- Transceiver
- Part number
- 8221710312
- Part serial
- 40DGKV
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Weather Radar
- Part time
- 21,383 hours, 6,207 cycles
- 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
WEATHER RADAR DOES NOT REPRESENT CORRECT INFORMATION BEYOND 40 NM RANGE. TILT APPEARS MISSET TOO LOW. SHOWS GROUND RETURN AT 1 DEGREE UP IN MANUAL SETTING. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED/REPLACED WXR RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER REF AMM 34-43-41. OPS CHECK GOOD.