Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 10, 2019
Submitted
May 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
42,372 hours, 12,685 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
4CXHL7
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
4,601 hours, 1,308 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

WX RADAR CONTINUOUSLY PAINTS A GREEN & MAGENTA RETURN AT 2 O'CLOCK POSITION AT APPROX 5NM. GROUNDED - YES. UNABLE TO VERIFY DISCREPANCY. WXR BITE OPS NML REF FIM 34-43 TASK 801. DUE TO HISTORY, REPLACED WXR R/T REF AMM 34-43-41. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL REF AMM 34-43-00. NO FALSE RETURNS PRESENT WHILE OPERATING WXR.