Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 20, 2016
Submitted
September 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35107
Aircraft time
32,439 hours, 9,947 cycles
Part
Coupler
Condition
Dirty
Location
Hf Comm
Stage of operation
IN
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

REF LOG PAGE 11584611, FVR FAILED DUE TO BOTH HF RADIOS LOW END INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. REF TSR817982: CLEANED AND RESEALED COUPLER TRAY AND ANTENNA BONDING POINTS. ACCOMPLISHED HF 1 AND HF 2 OPS AND SYSTEM TEST, REF AMM 23-11-00-710-801 AND AMM 23-11-00-730-801. OPS NORMAL. HF 1 AND 2 SUCCESSFUL 2 WAY COMMUNICATION WITH SFO ON FREQUENCY 11.342 FROM SEAT AC SOUTH RUN-UP. BOTH ACARS HFDR MAINTENANCE PAGE 2 SHOW: PANEL, FREQUENCIES WITH NO COUPLER FAULTS, AND TUNING AND SIDETONE HEARD FROM 3.000 TO 29.000.