Service difficulty report · Satcom · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 14, 2016
Submitted
July 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60580
Aircraft time
5,059 hours, 1,613 cycles
Part
Satcom
Condition
Locked
Stage of operation
TX
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

FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL TRANSFER FROM JETWAY TO APU POWER, NOTICED MISSING SAT SELECTION ON THE MCDU MENU PAGE AND NO SATCOM PAGES AVAILABLE. APPLIED QRH SATCOM LOCKUP PROCEDURE. NORMAL SATCOM OPS RESTORED. ACFT GROUNDED. INSPECTED MCDU AND FOUND SATCOM PROMPT ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE PRESENT. PERFORMED SYSTEM OPS CHECK, REF B737-900 AMM 23-15-00. CHECKS NORMAL.