Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 24, 2021
Submitted
February 26, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
47,920 hours, 14,335 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
6225129802
Part serial
40F8FN
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
11,100 hours, 3,407 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

F/O'S RADAR IS INACCURATE. DISPLAYS NON-EXISTENT HEAVY PRECIPITATION RETURNS. CAPTAINS DISPLAY APPEARS NORMAL. WITH F/O'S RADAR IN MANUAL, THE DISPLAY APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL, OPS NML REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-91-400-801. ACCOMPLISHED WEATHER RADAR OPERATIONAL TEST, OPS NML REF AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001.