Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 26, 2020
Submitted
January 29, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
26,828 hours, 8,656 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
False Indication
Location
Weather
Stage of operation
CR
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 IN AUTO SHOWING PHANTOM RETURNS AT 80NM RANGE. NO WEATHER IN THE AREA. GROUNDED - YES. WXR SYS OPS TESTED NORMAL IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001, CDS BITE NORMAL WITHOUT FAULTS MESSAGE IAW IAW FIM 31-62 TASK 801. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DEFECT.