Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 16, 2014
Submitted
July 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35188
Aircraft time
27,569 hours, 8,442 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8222835002
Part serial
40FP54
Condition
Failed
Location
Satcom
Part time
2,773 hours, 838 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

SATCOM LOCKED UP. NO SATCOM PROMPT ON MCDU MENU PAGE. ACFT GROUNDED. CYCLED SATCOM CIRCUIT BREAKER, NO HELP. SATCOM LRU SHOWS RED LED ON, ALL LED'S SHOULD BE GREEN. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW IRIDIUM TRANSCEIVER IAW 23-15-00-400-801. PERFORMED SYS OPS TEST IAW 23-15-00-730-801. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.