Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 15, 2022
Submitted
June 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
35,440 hours, 11,358 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
18XMMD
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Fwd Equipment Co
Part time
28,541 hours, 12,796 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

RADAR HAS INTERMITTENT VERY LOW POWER OUT DURING FLIGHT. POOR DEPICTION OF HAZARDOUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH GAIN HIGH OR LOW. TESTS OK ON GROUND. UNSATISIFACTORY FOR FLIGHT INTO WEATHER WITH POSSIBILITY OF NEED FOR RADAR. POOR RECEPTION OF DATA DEPICTING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. GROUNDED - YES. DUE TO HISTORY REMOVED & REPLACED WXR RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER PULLED & RESET 2 ASSOCIATED CBS. B737-900 AMM 34-43-121 ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECK AMM 34-43-00.