Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 23, 2022
Submitted
July 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
50,166 hours, 14,747 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
40CP10
Condition
Faulty
Location
Area Fwd Nlg Whe
Part time
24,322 hours, 8,590 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

RADAR DOES NOT DEPICT THUNDERSTORMS, APPEARS TO HAVE LOW POWER OUT OR BAD RECEPTION AS ONLY PARTIAL RETURNS ARE DISPLAYED. IMPROVES SLIGHTLY WITH GAIN INCREASE BUT STILL UNSAT. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER. OPS CHECK NORMAL. B737-800 AMM 34-43-00.