Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 16, 2020
Submitted
September 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
20,955 hours, 6,601 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT WITH WX RADAR ON, RECEIVED AN AMBER "WX STAB" FOLLOWED BY AN AMBER 'WX FAIL" MESSAGE ON ND. APPROX 5 MINUTES LATER A "PWS FAIL" ALSO DISPLAYED. GROUNDED-YES. CREW DEBRIEF REPORTS WX RADAR RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER 30 MINUTES, FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 34-43 TASK 822-, SYSTEM BITE IS NORMAL.