Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 4, 2018
Submitted
October 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41732
Aircraft time
23,108 hours, 7,572 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
417C87
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
13,720 hours, 5,707 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RADAR SHOWS RETURNS IN SEVERE CLEAR PAINTING CELLS IN 20, 40, 80 MILE RANGES IN BOTH NORMAL & AUTO MODES. 80 & 160 RANGE AT ALTITUDE IS THE WORST. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED WXR DRIVE UNIT REF AMM 34-43-11-000-802 & 34-43-11-400-801. ACCOMPLISHED WXR SYSTEM OPS TEST REF AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. OPS CK GOOD.