Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 26, 2023
Submitted
February 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
38,122 hours, 12,150 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
6225135822
Part serial
176R25
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nose Radome
Part time
31,055 hours, 9,416 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

IN FLIGHT, VIBRATION OCCURRED IN A TURN THAT COULD BE FELT BY OUR FEET AND SEEMED TO ORIGINATE IN FRONT OF US. WX RADAR STARTED TO ACT ERRATICALLY AND VIBRATION STOPPED WHEN WE TURNED OFF RADAR. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED RADAR PEDESTAL DRIVE. REF B737-900 AMM 34-43-11-000-802 & 34-43-11-400-802.