Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 26, 2021
Submitted
April 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
52,103 hours, 15,380 cycles
Part
Radar
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Captains
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FALSE RADAR RETURNS APPEARING ON CAPTAIN'S RADAR. F/O'S RADAR DOESN'T SHOW SAME RETURNS. GROUNDED - YES. ONLY CAPTAIN'S SIDE REPORTED AT FAULT, NOT F/O'S SIDE. RADAR SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND IAW B737-800 AMM 34-43-00-710-802. PERFORMED DEU #1 BITE CHECK IAW AMM 31-62-00/501, OPS CHECK GOOD. GROUND FUNCTIONAL CHECK ETOPS CHECK FOR RADAR SYSTEM GOOD IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802. RE-RACKED DEU #1 AS PART OF RESETTING SYSTEM. LLLM TEST FOR DEU GOOD IAW AMM LRU REPLACEMENT TEST 22-11 TASK 802. AIRCRAFT REMAINS AUTOLAND AND HGS CAT III QUALIFIED. DEU #1 AND CAPTAIN'S RADAR DISPLAY CURRENTLY WORKING IAW AMM 31-62-00/501 AND 34-43-00.