Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 1, 2020
Submitted
December 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
27,161 hours, 8,675 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
40DGKK
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
27,815 hours, 8,043 cycles
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

IN AUTO MODE WEATHER RADAR DISPLAY STRONG RETURNS IN CLEAR AIR. AUTO MODE OFF RADAR DISPLAY VERTICAL STREAKS. GROUNDED-YES. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. DUE TO HISTORY REMOVED & REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RT, REF B737-900 AMM 34-43-41 2. GROUND OPERATIONAL TEST PASS.