What was found
RADAR WAS SHOWING A SPOKE OF WEATHER/. AT 90 DEGREES THAT WAS NOT THERE. THE RADAR WAS ALSO NOT PAINTING KNOWN WEATHER IN AUTO MODE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WX RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT REF B737-800 AMM 34-43-11/401. .
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 2023
- Submitted
- June 9, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N513AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35192
- Aircraft time
- 51,978 hours, 15,607 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3442 · Weather Radar System
- Part
- Antenna
- Part number
- 6225135822
- Part serial
- 18YG32
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Wx Radar
- Part time
- 33,318 hours, 9,940 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.