Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 7, 2022
Submitted
January 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
49,242 hours, 14,636 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
40CL02
Condition
Noise
Location
Nose Radome
Part time
31,349 hours, 9,087 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WXR FAIL ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. INITIAL EVAL, NO SOUNDS HEARD FROM R/T OR NOSE. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LOUD GRINDING NOISE BEFORE WXR FAIL APPEARED ON ND. PULLED AND RESET WXR R/T CB, LOUD GRINDING NOISE RETURNED. RMVD & RPLCD WXR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT IAW B737-800 AMM 34-43-11-000/400-802. RESET CB. NOISE IS GONE. FAILS INSTALL TEST IAW AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. CYCLED A/C POWER, NO HELP. PWS FAIL AND WXR FAIL ON ND. ND SHOWS ALTERNATING 0M/-9M ON RANGE. ALSO, ALTERNATES STAB/ATT/STAB/ATT. WXR RANGE DISAGREE ON BOTH ND, EVEN THOUGH BOTH EFIS CONTROL PANEL RANGE SET TO MATCH. RMVD & RPLCD WXR ANT DRIVE UNIT PER AMM 34-43-11-000-801/802 AND AMM 34-43-11-400-801/802 - OPS NRML. WXR SYST OPS TEST NORMAL PER AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001. ETOPS SIGNIF SYS - GND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.