Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737900ER

Difficulty date
February 17, 2021
Submitted
February 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407AS
Make and model
Boeing 737900ER
Aircraft serial
41731
Aircraft time
31,337 hours, 9,905 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6225129802
Part serial
414YNR
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
25,403 hours, 8,021 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

RADAR WILL NOT STAY IN AUTO WHEN SELECTED. TEST MADE WILL NOT TEST. ON 80 SCALE MAP DISPLAY SHOWS TWO OBJECTS AT THE 5 MILE SCALE ON LT AND RT SIDE. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR BITE PER B737-900 FIM 34-43 TASK 801. VERIFIED AUTO SWITCH INTERMITTENT DEPENDING ON FINGER PRESSURE ON SWITCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL PER B737-900 AMM 34-43-91. INSTALLATION TEST PASS AND OPERATIONAL TEST PASS PER AMM 34-43-00.

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