Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 26, 2015
Submitted
August 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40714
Aircraft time
5,087 hours, 1,616 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
40CGX6
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Comms 1
Part time
5,077 hours, 1,614 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

NO SIDE TONE OR STATIC ON HF1 COULD RECEIVE SEL CAL THOUGH HF/SAT 1 TRANSFER SW IN HF. WHEN PUSHING HF/SAT 1 TRANSFER SWITCH, STATIC AND VOICE COULD BE HEARD ON HF1. ONLY WHEN THE SWITCH WAS IN TRANSIT. ACFT GROUNDED. CLEANED HF/SAT TRANSFER SWITCHES. INSPECTED CONNECTOR ON PANEL-CHECKED OK. REPLACED NR 1 HF TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 23-11-21. PERFORMED TRANSCEIVER BITE TEST IAW AMM TASK 23-11-801. BITE PASSED. PERFORMED GROUND RADIO CK IAW AMM 23-11-00. NR 1 HF & NR 2 HF CHECKED OK. GROUND VERIFY SUCCESSFUL.