Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 17, 2020
Submitted
June 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
51,782 hours, 15,452 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
40F4C7
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
24,965 hours, 7,385 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PWS FAIL ANNUNCIATED AFTER TAKEOFF. TURNED OFF WXR AND THEN HEARD & FELT GRINDING CYCLIC NOISE. TURNED OFF WXR, MOMENTARILY WXR FAIL ANNUNCIATED. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 35 MINUTES - REMOVED AND REPLACED WXR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT, WXR OPS TEST OK REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-11. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.