Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 24, 2011
Submitted
March 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
16,565 hours, 5,153 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
158011
Condition
Defective
Location
Hf Comm
Part time
12,081 hours, 3,665 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WITH NR 2 HF RADIO "ACARS NO COMM" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ALL THE WAY IN CLASS IT AIRSPACE. (ETOPS AIRSPACE TOO) AFTER LANDING RADIO CHECK IN VOICE ON GROUND YIELDED NO SIDE TONE WHEN MICROPHONE KEYED. CONFIRMED FAULT UNABLE TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE ON NR 2 HF DATA OR VOICE. PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON NR 2 HF TRANSCEIVER PER FIM 23 11 0 810 801 NFF. T/S PER FIM 23 11 00 810 806. REPLACED NR 2 HF TRANSCEIVER PER MM 23 11 21. REPLACED NR 2 HF COUPLER PER 23 11 61. OPS CHECK NORMAL IN VOICE AND DATA PER MM 23 11 00 AND 23 27 00.