Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 13, 2014
Submitted
June 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
5,375 hours, 1,726 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
40F8PY
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Comms
Part time
5,413 hours, 1,735 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HF RADIO NR 1 FAILED ENROUTE. UNABLE TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE, HF SENSITIVITY SET TO 100. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED NR 1 HF HAS NO TX, NO SIDETONE AND NO TONE. REPLACED NR 1 COUPLER IAW TASK 23-11-61-000-801 AND 23-11-61-400-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AFTER ABOUT 5 MIN, WHILE TESTING VARIOUS FREQ'S, NR 1 HF C/B POPPED. COULD NOT RESET. REPLACED NR 1 HF TRANSEIVER. BITE TEST GOOD PER TASK 23-11 TASK 801. RAN RADIO FOR HALF HOUR. C/B REMAINED CLOSED. RADIO CHECKS GOOD. NO FAULTS NOTED.