Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 7673S1

Difficulty date
May 12, 2019
Submitted
May 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640GT
Make and model
Boeing 7673S1
Aircraft serial
25221
Aircraft time
88,311 hours, 18,768 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
6225132109
Part serial
4522
Condition
Faulty
Location
Weather Radar
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

DURING TAXI OUT WHEN WXR TURNED ON, " WXR FAIL " MESSAGE APPEARED ON ND. ALSO, STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WX RADAR CB FOUND TO BE OPENED.(<P>T/S TO FAULTY RT RADAR R/T. LEFT RADAR SYS OPS CHECKS NORMAL PER 34-43-00. DEFERRED RT WX RADAR SYS PER MEL 34-43-01 CAT D MDDR 111503. ASSIGNED ETOPS 120 ONLY. SK @ 0307Z. </P><P>LP 1008765: REMOVED AND REPLACED WX TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 34-43-01/401. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.<BR /></P>)

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