What happened
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(-23) During an interview with the flight crew of inbound flight #466, captain paul pollitt and f/o blake necker indicated that both hf#1 & hf# 2 along with the selective calling system worked normally prior t dispatch at maui airport. Forty five (45) minutes into the flight bot the hf's and selective calling became inoperative. Some VHF transmissions were unreadable #1 VHF com was intermittent. At approximately 400 miles from the coast the both hf's became clearer a the aircraft approached the us main land. The selective call remained inoperative and no change on the VHF transmission. I interviewed contract aircraft maintenance mechanic Mr. Roger smith who is employed by "certified aviation services". Mr. Smith presented me with several copies of the aircraft log book pages and explained the corrective action taken by a night shift aircraft mechanic who performed the wor the corrective action for the both hf's were,"ops ckeck test ok on gound". Aloha maintenance control elected to placard the selected cal per their MEL 23-6. The corrective action taken for the vhf's were,"o ops test ok on ground". A verbal report was given to me that the outbound flight crew on aircraft N739AL leaving Burbank reported that the both hf transmission was found to be operating normal. No report was given on the vtransmissions. Informed the following principals at the WP13 FSDO: poi robehamblin pmi david hopson pai dennis wilham Burbank airport city manager Mr. Tony benavidez was very helpful and made my investigation come to a conclusion quicker then anticipated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FLIGHT CREW OF INBOUND FLIGHT #466, CAPTAIN PAUL POLLITT AND F/O BLAKE NECKER INDICATED THAT BOTH HF#1 & HF# 2 ALONG WITH THE SELECTIVE CALLING SYSTEM WORKED NORMALLY PRIOR T DISPATCH AT MAUI AIRPORT. FORTY FIVE (45) MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT BOT THE HF'S AND SELECTIVE CALLING BECAME INOPERATIVE. SOME VHF TRANSMISSIONS WERE UNREADABLE #1 VHF COM WAS INTERMITTENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES FROM THE COAST THE BOTH HF'S BECAME CLEARER A THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE US MAIN LAND. THE SELECTIVE CALL REMAINED INOPERATIVE AND NO CHANGE ON THE VHF TRANSMISSION. I INTERVIEWED CONTRACT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MECHANIC MR.ROGER SMITH WHO IS EMPLOYED BY "CERTIFIED AVIATION SERVICES". MR. SMITH PRESENTED ME WITH SEVERAL COPIES OF THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK PAGES AND EXPLAINED THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN BY A NIGHT SHIFT AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE WOR THE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THE BOTH HF'S WERE,"OPS CKECK TEST OK ON GOUND". ALOHA MAINTENANCE CONTROL ELECTED TO PLACARD THE SELECTED CAL PER THEIR MEL 23-6. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN FOR THE VHF'S WERE,"O OPS TEST OK ON GROUND". A VERBAL REPORT WAS GIVEN TO ME THAT THE OUTBOUND FLIGHT CREW ON AIRCRAFT N739AL LEAVING BURBANK REPORTED THAT THE BOTH HF TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMAL. NO REPORT WAS GIVEN ON THE VTRANSMISSIONS. INFORMED THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPALS AT THE WP13 FSDO: POI ROBEHAMBLIN PMI DAVID HOPSON PAI DENNIS WILHAM BURBANK AIRPORT CITY MANAGER MR.TONY BENAVIDEZ WAS VERY HELPFUL AND MADE MY INVESTIGATION COME TO A CONCLUSION QUICKER THEN ANTICIPATED.