Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 15, 2019
Submitted
April 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
42,077 hours, 12,613 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

WEATHER RADAR IN AUTO WX+T AND WX MODES IS GENERATING A FALSE WEATHER RETURN ON BOTH ND'S AT A 070 BEARING APPROX 5 NM FROM AIRCRAFT. FALSE RETURN IS APPROX 2 MILES IN DIAMETER, MOSTLY GREEN WITH SOME MAGENTA. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED DURING DESCENT FROM CRUISE FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED B737-800 FIM 34-43 TASK 801, BITE PROC. CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULT NOTED.