Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 26, 2017
Submitted
April 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44108
Aircraft time
6,122 hours, 2,017 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
189034
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Antenna
Part time
6,111 hours, 2,014 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

BOTH HF RADIOS ABILITY TO TRANSMIT HAVE DEGRADED OVER COURSE OF FLIGHT FOLLOWING INITIAL ATC COMM ESTABLISHMENT. ATC NO LONGER READS US. WE CAN HEAR THEM AT TIMES BUT RECEPTION VERY SCRATCHY. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H HF COUPLERS IAW AMM 23-11-61-000-801. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LT AND RT HF COMMS IAW AMM 23-11-000-730-801. OPS CHECK OK. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.