Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 5, 2020
Submitted
January 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
51,790 hours, 15,117 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Radar
Stage of operation
CR
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

WEATHER RADAR TILT APPEARS MISCALIBRATED. DURING CRUISE AT FL370 AUTO TILT MODE WAS DISPLAYING -2 DEGREES BUT PRODUCED GROUND RETURNS AT 30 MILE RANGE. UPON LANDING RECEIVED "PWS FAIL", "WXR FAIL" AND "RT ATT" ANNUNCIATIONS ON RADAR DISPLAY. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED TESTS PER B737-800 AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001 AND AMM 34-43-00-730-802-001, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PRECAUTIONARILY APPLYING MEL 34-15H "AUTOTILT/MULTISCAN INOP". NO MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.