Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Boeing 73781Q

Difficulty date
January 31, 2015
Submitted
March 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520AM
Make and model
Boeing 73781Q
Aircraft serial
29052
Aircraft time
45,598 hours, 16,407 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Part number
20414440401
Part serial
DAA4A09655
Condition
Failed
Location
Weather Radar
Part time
19,092 hours, 12,853 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING TAXING, THE EICAS MSG WXR FAIL WAS SHOWN. DURING MX REVISION, THE TRANSCEIVER & RADAR WERE DETECTED FAILED IAW AMM 34-42-00. THE WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 34-43-00 & AMM 34-43-11, TESTED CORRECT.

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