Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 6, 2016
Submitted
February 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41735
Aircraft time
6,330 hours, 2,082 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
40F878
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf System
Part time
6,367 hours, 2,088 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

HF1 WAS COMPLETELY GARBLED AND UNREADABLE. INITIAL SELCAL CHECK TESTED GOOD. MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES WERE ATTEMPTED. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R NR 1 HF RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER & OPS NORMAL IAW AMM 23-11-21. RECEIVE, TRANSMIT, & SELCAL ALL SATISFACTORY. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.