Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
September 20, 2023
Submitted
September 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N28987
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
66146
Aircraft time
11,997 hours, 1,196 cycles
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
8222131003
Part serial
4L0XYV
Condition
Faulty
Location
Sta 117
Part time
9,152 hours, 1,304 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WEATHER RADAR SYS ADVISORY WXR FUNCTIONS HAVE FAILED OR PARTIALLY FAILED ON BOTH LEFT AND R IGHT SIDES OR MANUALY SELECTED TO A FAILED WXR. FIM TASK REF : 34-40-F2-A8A-421A-A CMC MSG# 3460111 FLIGHT STATUS: A INTERMITTENCE CODE: I PH: CLIMB NARRATIVE: RIGHT INTEG SURVEILLANC E SYSTEM PROC UNIT. RECENTLY REPLACED WXR RADAR ANT DRIVE UNIT P/N 78-3443-9-9003 S/N 8340 HAS POOR RELIABILITY (PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FROM OTHER A/C < 1MONTH ON WING 2X, + REPORTED BAD FROM STOCK 1X). ADD FAULT: 34-60111 REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA DRIVE UNIT REF AMM 34-42-03 OPS CHECK AND FIBER OPTIC INSPECTION STILL NEEEDED. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1711957 SN OFF 0040 IPC REFERENCE # 34-42-03-05 DRIVE, ASSY, DR OFF 78-3443-9-9003 8340 ON 0000 DRIVE, ASSY, DR OFF 78-3443-9-9003 8340 ON 78-3443-9-9003 0474 PERFORMED FIBER OPTIC INSPECTION, ALL OK. REF FIM 34-40-F2-37A-421A-A. AFTER INSPECTION PERFORMED ISS OPS TEST. TESTS OK. REF AMM DMC-B787-A-34-42-00-21A-320A-A.

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