Service difficulty report · Coupling · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 28, 2008
Submitted
September 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29240
Aircraft time
32,209 hours, 8,684 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Coupling
Part number
490S1
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hf System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

HF TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION ARE INOP, WEAK, GARBLED INTERMITTENT, ETC AT ALL CREW STNS (1 = L HF, 2 = R HF) 2 CREW COMMENTS: RT HF RECEPTION REPORTED INTERMITTENT BY SFO RADIO. DURING POSITION REPORTS IT CUTS OUT. RT HF TRANSCEIVER WILL TUNE BUT REC WEAK. LT SIDE TUNING INTERMITTENT. REPLACED TRANSCEIVER. FOUND RIGHT HF WITH STATIC, FOUND LT HF WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WORKS FOR 5 MIN ON POWER UP THEN GOES OUT. SLAVED IN R541 (REF WD23-25-14) NO HELP. SWAPPED COUPLERS AND FAULT FOLLOWED. REPLACED HF COUPLER, TESTED BOTH LH AND RT HF, BOTH OP 'S CHECKS GOOD. NO FAULTS. OK FOR SERVICE