Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 8, 2021
Submitted
August 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
51,585 hours, 15,337 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710002
Part serial
40DG7V
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
29,647 hours, 8,601 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WEATHER RADAR INOP. RECYCLED SWITCH AND SHOWED WXR STAB FOLLOWED BY WXR FAIL. PWS FAIL ILLUMINATED ON APPROACH. GROUNDED - YES. TROUBLESHOT PER B737-800 FIM 34-43 TASK 815. PERFORMED BITE PROCEDURE PWS FAIL & WXR FAIL SHOWS ON BOTH DU'S TEST WILL NOT PASS. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR R/T MANT OPS CHECK NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED VOLTAGE FROM -22 TO WXR R/T, READS 115VAC BUT FOUND NO AC VOLTAGE OUTPUT FROM WXR R/T TO WXR CONTROL PANEL PER B737-800 WDM 34-41-11. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER PER B737-800 AMM 34-43-41/401. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM TASK 34-43-00-710-802-001, SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD, ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.