Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
March 1, 2019
Submitted
March 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38950
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
36401
Aircraft time
21,038 hours, 1,938 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WEATHER RADAR SYS R WXR FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE RIGHT SIDE COMPONENTS ARE FAILED OR PAR TIALLY FAILED. EXISTING FAULTS SHOWS WXR RADAR SYS R, DUE TO HISTORY, LEFT AND RIGHT SYSTEM FAULT SUSPECT ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT PER IPD 34-42-03-050-941A. INBOUND MSG 34-60122. REPLACED R WXR TRANSCEIVER. CLEANED AND IN SPECTED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTIONS. LOADED SOFTWARE. GROUND TEST PA SS. NO CURRENT RELATED FAULTS. REF AMM DMC-B787-A-34-42-02-00A-5 20A-A/720A-A ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1379612 SN OFF 8041 TRANSCEIVER, WX OFF 78-3443-9-0002 8041 ON 78-3442-9-0004 1958

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