Service difficulty report · Radar · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 24, 2022
Submitted
May 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
55,824 hours, 16,672 cycles
Part
Radar
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
NR
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

WX RADAR APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY OGG-SEA. THERE ARE 2 SMALL "GHOST" RETURNS THAT ARE GREEN & MAGENTA AT ABOUT 5NM WITH RADAR ON BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY COMMON. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM OPS CHECK, OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FALSE/ERRONOUS RETURNS NOTED. REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-00-710-802-001 AND AMM 34-43-00730-802-001.