Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 26, 2016
Submitted
August 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
40714
Aircraft time
9,254 hours, 2,990 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Satcom
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SATCOM 1 AND SATCOM 2 EITHER DROP CALL OR ARE UNABLE TO INITIATE COMMUNICATION. SHOWING SATCOM, VOICE UNAVAILABLE, MESSAGE ON THE BOTTOM OF SATCOM MENU PAGE 1 MOST OF THE TIME. ACFT GROUNDED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. SATCOM 1 & 2 OPS NORMAL IAW AMM 23-15-00, GOOD RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT OBTAINED WITH DISPATCH.