Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 6, 2020
Submitted
March 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
51,507 hours, 15,363 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
40F85N
Condition
Faulty
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
16,248 hours, 8,789 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

RADAR IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE - PAINTS RED WHERE THERE IS NO WEATHER. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT AND ANTENNA PLATE PER B737-800 AMM 34-43-11-00-802. INSTALLED ANTENNA PLATE AND DRIVE UNIT PER AMM 34-43-11-400-802. REMOVED WXR R/T PER AMM 34-43-41-000-802. INSTALLED WXR R/T PER AMM 34-43-41-400-801. PERFORMED WXR SYSTEM OPS TEST PER AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. OPERATIONAL TEST IS GOOD.