Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 4, 2019
Submitted
April 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35091
Aircraft time
47,892 hours, 14,250 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
40RL78
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
12,411 hours, 3,644 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

RADAR PAINTS TURB + WX AT THE 10 O'CLOCK AND 2 O'CLOCK POSITION CONSTANTLY- FALSE REFLECTIONS 5 MILE DISTANCE. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED WX-RADAR SYSTEM TEST WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. PERFORMED WX-RADAR SYS BITE, NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED WX-RADAR R/T PRECAUTIONARY. ALL OPS NML. ALL TEST PASS. GROUND VERIFICATION SATISFACTORY. REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-41, 34-43-00, B737-800 FIM 34-43 TASK 801. CLEARS MEL 34-15D.