Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 27, 2022
Submitted
August 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36363
Aircraft time
31,541 hours, 9,890 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8221710312
Part serial
40CNM5
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lower Nose Compt
Part time
33,705 hours, 10,300 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

WITH RADAR IN AUTO, CA ND DISPLAYS EQUIVALENT OF MANUAL RADAR & SET AT APPX. 4 DEGREES DOWN TILT. IN MANUAL MODE, BOTH CA AND FO DISPLAYS ARE NORMALLY FUNCTIONING. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF WEATHER RADAR SYSTEM. NO FAULTS FOUND, COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. DUE TO HISTORY, REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RECEIVER/TRANSCEIVER AS PRECAUTIONARY IN REFERENCE TO B737-900 AMM 34-43-41. OPS CHECK GOOD.