Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 5, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
6,209 hours, 1,812 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
153825
Condition
Defective
Location
Hf Comm
Part time
10,553 hours, 3,071 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 HF TRANSMISSIONS CUTTING OUT DURING POSITION REPORTS. ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND INCONSISTENTLY. PERFORMED NR 1 HF TRANSCEIVER BITE TEST. FOUND KEY INTERLOCK LIGHT NOT COMING ON ALL THE TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ANTENNA COUPLER REF 23 11 61 000 801 AND 23 11 61 400 801. OPS CHECKED PER SAME STEP F. SYS CHECKS NORMAL. BITE REF 23 11 00 810 801.