Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 10, 2020
Submitted
September 15, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
26,590 hours, 8,490 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6225129802
Part serial
4152CR
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
23,819 hours, 7,614 cycles
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

F/O'S RADAR ONLY PAINTING GROUND WHEN IN AUTO MODE WITH SAME SETTINGS AS CAPTS FROM ABOUT 60 NM-160NM. ATTEMPTED TO RESET BY GOING BACK TO TERRAIN ON ND'S TURNING WXR PANEL TO TEST BOTH ND'S. DISPLAYED GOOD TEST PATTERN BUT PRODUCED SAME RESULT WHEN RADAR TURNED BACK ON. IT APPEARED F/O'S DISPLAY WAS OPPOSITE OF WHAT WAS CALLED FOR ON PANEL BETWEEN AUTO AND MANUAL. GROUNDED - YES. TROUBLESHOT PER B737-900 FIM 34-43 TAS 801 AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK PER B737-900 AMM 34-43-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL, PER AMM 34-43-91, AND OPS CHECK GOOD.