Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 6, 2018
Submitted
November 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
46,990 hours, 13,886 cycles
Part
Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Radar Mount
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT WITH RADAR CONTROL PANEL SETTINGS THE SAME FOR LEFT AND RIGHT AND IN AUTO, THE TWO RADAR PRESENTATIONS DO NOT MATCH. OBSERVED WEATHER SEEMS TO MATCH LEFT (CAPT) DISPLAY WHILE THE RIGHT IN AUTO SEEMS TO HAVE TILT TOO FAR DOWN DISPLAYING A LOT OF RETURNS NOT OBSERVED OUTSIDE IN MANUAL BOTH DISPLAYS SEEM TO MATCH UP. GROUNDED - YES. WHILE CHECKING FOR PROPER FAN OPERATION, FOUND WXR RDR R/T HOLDING NUTS LOOSE. REMOVED R/T & INSPECTED PINS ON R/T & RACK. REINSTALLED, OPS NML REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-41. ALL RETURNS AT AUTO AND MANUAL MATCH BOTH CAPT & F/O'S. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD.