Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 29, 2020
Submitted
December 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36361
Aircraft time
24,551 hours, 7,937 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6225129802
Part serial
417D8L
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
24,547 hours, 7,936 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

WEATHER RADAR INOPERABLE IN AUTO MODE. PAINTS RED AND DOESN'T SEEM TO ADJUST TILT FUNCTION. STAYED AT 2 THE ENTIRE TIME PAINTING ALL RED ON BOTH NAV DISPLAYS. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH NO WEATHER CONFIRMED VISUALLY. MANUAL MODE SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. GROUNDED-YES. INITIAL EVALUATION, PERFORMED BASIC GVI OF R/T + FAN, CHECKS NORMAL, FULLY SEATED. PERFORMED WXR OPERATIONS TEST, IAW B737-900 AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001 AND SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00-730-802-001, ALL TESTS PASS. ALL MANUAL CONTROLS OPERATE NORMALLY AS REQUIRED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WXR CONT PANEL AS PRECAUTIONARY, IAW AMM 34-43-91-000/400-801. PASSES INSTALL TEST.