Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 28, 2020
Submitted
December 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
27,133 hours, 8,667 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Weather
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

WEATHER RADAR AUTO MODE SHOWS LARGE WEATHER RETURNS THAT DONT EXIST. MANUAL MODE APPEARS TO WORK CORRECTLY. GROUNDED-YES. PERFORMED B737-800 FIM 34-43 TASK 801 AND TASK 814. PERFORMED WXR SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST, REF B737-900 AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. COULD NOT DUPLICATE REPORTED FAULT IN ANY TESTS, WXR SYSTEM DISPLAYS NO FAULTS. WXR OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD, ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.