Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 1, 2021
Submitted
July 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
29,699 hours, 9,548 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
40FY73
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
29,761 hours, 9,525 cycles
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

WXR NOT PAINTING CORRECTLY. IN AUTO MODE AT FL 350 TILT IN CAL 2M SHOWED NEARLY 1/2 RED 1/2 YELLOW FROM 55NM OUT TO 200NM. MANUAL MODE 0 TILT SHOWED 1/2 GREEN 1/2 YELLOW WITH NO ACTUAL WEATHER NEAR OUR ALTITUDE. IN AUTO GAIN VAR 1 CLICK UP SHOWED 80% RED 20% YELLOW SAME RANGE. ALSO SHOW RED SPECKLES IN SPOTS SELECTING MAP MPDE SHOWED ALMOST SAME DISPLAYS IF IT MAY BE MAPPING ALL THE TIME. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WXR DRIVE UNIT AND ANTENNA REF B737-900 AMM 34-43-00, OPENED/RESET 1EA C/B P6-1, OPS CKD NML REF AMM 34-43-00 ALL GND TESTS PASSED.