Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 1, 2022
Submitted
December 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35191
Aircraft time
52,121 hours, 15,434 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
40F853
Condition
Faulted
Location
Wx Radar System
Part time
28,507 hours, 8,489 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON BOARD WEATHER RADAR INDICATES/SHOWS NON EXISTENT WEATHER/RADAR RETURNS ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT ND FROM THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION TO THE 3 O'CLOCK IN MANUAL MODE. RADAR TILT ADJUSTMENTS SHOW GROUND CLUTTER ONLY IN THIS AREA FIRST. UPON TILTING DOWN. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT AND PLATE WX RADAR OPS NORMAL REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-00.