Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 16, 2022
Submitted
December 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
56,869 hours, 16,679 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
40F49X
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar Sys
Part time
30,367 hours, 11,128 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

WX RADAR BEGAN MAKING RUMBLING/GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY LOUD VIBRATION UNDER FEET. WX/FAIL ALERT ON NAV DISPLAY FOLLOWED. CONFIRMED SOUND AND VIBRATION WHEN CYCLING WX RADAR. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED WXR DRIVE UNIT B737-800 AMM 34-43-11.