Service difficulty report · Blower · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
April 18, 2026
Submitted
April 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17229
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
28793
Aircraft time
81,149 hours, 30,331 cycles
Part
Blower
Condition
Failed
Location
Wx Radar
Part time
95,830 hours, 18,292 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WX RADAR NOT WORKING. PAINTS SOLID GREEN ACROSS THE SWEEP IN ARE AS OF KNOWN TSTRMS PERFORMED FIM 34-43 TASK 802. PER CREW BRIEF, NO FAIL MESSAGES OR OTHER FAULTS NOTED. RESET R/T CB AS PRECAUTION. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF WX RADAR NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED WX RADAR R/T. DURING INSTALLATION TEST OF BLOWER, FOUND MOTOR SIEZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR IAW AMM 34-43-51, BLOWER MOTOR OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF WX RADAR, ALL CHECKS PASSED, REF AMM 34-43-41.