Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
May 4, 2019
Submitted
May 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N202UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27811
Aircraft time
77,353 hours, 26,420 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hf Comm
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS A/C SUFFERED FROM A DUAL HF RADIO FAILURE VERY SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING INTO ETOPS AIRSPACE. THE MESSAGE WAS RELAYED TO THE CONTROLLING DISPATCHER THROUGH SFO VIA VHF RELAY THROUGH ANOTHER AIRLINE ON 123.4. AFTER REVIEWING THE ETOPS SYSTEMS FAILURE CHECKLIST THE CAPTAIN AND THE DISPATCHER WERE BOTH IN CONCURRENCE THAT IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED AT 0831Z THROUGH SFO. NO LOST COMMS PROCEDURES WERE ENACTED AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TESTED THE HF SYSTEM IAW AMM 23-11-00-732-014. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. NO 30 DAY HISTORY.

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