Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 4, 2020
Submitted
January 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
51,774 hours, 15,113 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
41513G
Condition
Stuck
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
15,753 hours, 5,194 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WITH WX RADAR IN AUTO/WX+T MODE THE WXR FAIL ANNUNCIATION ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION FELT ON FLIGHT DECK ALONG WITH A NOISE THAT SUGGESTS RADAR WAS STUCK AND UNABLE TO SWEEP. ANNUNCIATION EXTINGUISHED AND BOTH VIBRATION AND NOISE STOPPED WHEN THE WX RADAR WAS TURNED OFF. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-11-000-802 AND 34-43-11-400-802, OPS CHECK GOOD. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.