Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 26, 2010
Submitted
January 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
9,159 hours, 2,781 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
534011
Part serial
4594
Condition
Defective
Location
Hf Comm
Part time
9,175 hours, 2,786 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

HF RADIO SIDETONE CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY DURING TRANSMISSION AIRINC REPORTS TRANSMISSIONS CUT OUT OCCASIONALLY PROBLEM EXISTS FROM BOTH AUDIO PANELS AND BOTH HF RADIOS. VHF RADIOS HAVE NO PROBLEM. OPS CHECK OF HF NR 1 AND NR 2 GOOD WITH POSITIVE SIDE TONE ON BOTH. NOTICED NR 1 SIDE TONE WEAKER. REPLACED REU OPS NORMAL. SIDE TONE ON NR 1 AND NR 2 MUCH BETTER. DUE TO HISTORY REPLACED NR 1 HF COUPLER. ALL OPS NORMAL. REF MM 23 51 01 23 11 61 000 801. ALSO REPLACED NR 2 HF COUPLER REF MM 23 11 61 000 801. GROUND OPS NORMAL.