Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 7, 2016
Submitted
January 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41702
Aircraft time
5,577 hours, 1,844 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
177493
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf System
Part time
3,577 hours, 1,176 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

UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF 1 OR 2 . INTERMITTENT RECEPTION WITH HF 2 AND HF 1. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED LT HF ANTENNA COUPLER, SN 188938, REF AMM 23-11-61. PERFORMED LT HF SYS TEST REF AMM 23-11-00. SYS CKS NORMAL. REMOVED AND INSTALLED RT HF ANTENNA COUPLER, SN 177493, REF AMM 23-11-61. PERFORMED RT HF SYS TEST REF AMM 23-11-00. SYS CKS NORMAL.