Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 7, 2020
Submitted
March 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
51,517 hours, 15,365 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
41513G
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
15,763 hours, 5,196 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE IN "AUTO" RADAR DISPLAY ALL RED IN FRONT OF A/C IN CLEAR CONDITIONS. LOUD MOTOR SOUND AND VIBRATIONS FELT AT THE SAME TIME. SHORTLY AFTER WXR FAIL FLAG ILLUMINATED. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS - EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WX RADAR DRIVE UNIT PER B737-800 AMM 34-43-11, OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED GROUND TEST PER AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001, TEST GOOD.