Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 29, 2020
Submitted
January 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
25,613 hours, 8,177 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Captain'S Wx
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

CAPTAIN RADAR DISPLAY 2 FALSE LOBES AT THE 11 AND 1 O'CLOCK POSITIONS IN THE WX AND WX+T POSITIONS. GROUNDED-YES. AFTER ADIRU FULLY ALIGNED, CAPTAIN SIDE WXR RETURN WAS MASSIVE COMPARED TO F/O'S. NOTICED CAPTAIN SIDE GAIN WAS SET AT FULL MAX WHEN RETURN TO NORMAL CAL POSITION, BOTH SIDE DISPLAY SAME WXR RETURN. WXR SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST PASS, REF B737-900 AMM 34-43-00. NO HISTORY FPR WXR PAST 6 MONTHS, SEAMC MARK NOTIFIED.