# SDR ASAA2016092218111

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 22, 2016
- Submitted: September 26, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N434AS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434AS), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial: 61620
- Aircraft time: 2,131 hours, 651 cycles
- System (JASC): [2300 · Communications System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2300)
- Part: Satcom
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2016092218111

## Discrepancy

ENGINEERING REPORTS SATCOM NOT SENDING DATA.  ACFT GROUNDED.  CONDUCTED SUCCESSFUL SATCOM COMMUNICATION TEST USING SATCOM-1 & SATCOM-2.  CONTACTED SEA DISPATCH - RECEIVE & TRANSMIT BOTH SATISFACTORY.  SATCOM BITE ALL PARAMETERS INCLUDING ACARS DATA LINK "OK".  SATCOM IN PROG THEN LINK TEST SUCCESSFUL DISPLAYED IN LINK STATUS DURING ACARS INTERFACE TEST.

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