Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 18, 2020
Submitted
December 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35103
Aircraft time
52,466 hours, 15,779 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135802
Part serial
40CKL6
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar System
Part time
28,322 hours, 8,279 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE WX RADAR THE "WXR FAIL" MESSAGE COMES ON ON ND SCREEN. GROUNDED-YES. ACCOMPLISHED "WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA PROBLEM" FAULT ISOLATION, SHOWS "WXR FAIL ANT" MESSAGE. REMOVED & REPLACED WXR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT, REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-11, "WXR FAIL ANT" MESSAGE DISAPPEARED, BUT NO RADAR VIDEO AND ACCOMPANYING "WXR FAIL" MESSAGE ON ND. REMOVED & REPLACED WXR R/T UNIT. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL, REF AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001.