Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 11, 2010
Submitted
May 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
11,935 hours, 3,523 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
16GC1R
Condition
Faulty
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
11,929 hours, 3,521 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 CHECKED OUT OK ON THE GROUND IN OAKLAND. EN ROUTE NR 1 HF HAD A HARD TIME TUNING AND WAS UNREADABLE. HF NR 1 SEEMED TO TRANSMIT OK IN DATA MODE. USED HF NR 2 FOR ATC ARINC. PLACED ON MEL SCHEDULED MTCE STOP INTO HNL ON FLT 888. DIVERSION TIME 24 MINUTES. REPLACED NR 1 HF COUPLER ANTENNA PER AMM 23 11 61 400 801. REPLACED NR 1 HF TRANSCEIVER PER AMM 23 11 21 400 801. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST CHECK GOOD.