Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 23, 2010
Submitted
May 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
12,056 hours, 3,565 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
17T9HM
Condition
Faulty
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
133 hours, 45 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 NR 1 RADIO IS WEAK AND HARD TO UNDERSTAND, IT TRANSMITS DATA WITH NO PROBLEMS. PERFORMED NR 1 HF COMM BITE CHECK PER FIM 23 11 00. CONFIRMED INTERLOCK FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 HF ANT COUPLER PER AMM 23 11 61. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 HF TRANSCEIVER PER AMM 23 11 21, NR 1 HF COMM SYS OPS NORMAL.