Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
September 14, 2018
Submitted
September 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829AN
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
40651
Aircraft time
4,693 hours, 473 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990120
Part serial
491POP
Condition
Faulted
Location
Hf Comms
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE ON HIGH FREQUENCY. RECEPTION UNREADABLE, BOTH HIGH FREQUENCY UNUSABLE. HF DATA LINK OFF MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSCEIVERS IAW MM 23-11-05. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 23-11-00.

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