Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 2, 2020
Submitted
August 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35176
Aircraft time
53,041 hours, 15,454 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
40F853
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
24,122 hours, 7,131 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHAT APPEARS TO BE FALSE RETURNS APPEAR APPROX 2 O'CLOCK POSITION BETWEEN 160NM-40NM (RIGHT SIDE OF DISPLAY) AND THEY CONTINUE TO SELF GENERATE IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WHILE AT CRUISE. GROUNDED - YES. INSTALLED NEW WEATHER RADAR R/T. NO HELP. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL R/T REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-41. FOUND INNER LINING OF WAVEGUIDE ASSEMBLY PEELING. REPLACED ENTIRE WAVEGUIDE FROM R/T TO ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT REF AMM 34-43-21-400-801. STILL STRONG RETURN AT 2 O'CLOCK. REPLACED ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT WITH ORIGINAL FLAT PLATE REF AMM 34-43-11-000-802 AND REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT FROM HGR-4 TO HGR-3. OPS NORMAL, NO RETURN AT 2 O'CLOCK. ACCOMPLISHED WXR SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST REF AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. OPS NORMAL.