Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 8, 2017
Submitted
May 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
31,635 hours, 9,475 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8222835002
Part serial
40DK78
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Satcom
Part time
15,530 hours, 4,554 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

NR 1 MCDU DID NOT HAVE SAT PROMPT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH FOR SAT LOCKUP. SAT WAS ON NR 2 MCDU BUT DIDN'T RETURN ON NR 1 MCDU FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFY SATCOM OPS NORMAL WITH PROMPT IAW AMM 23-15-00. AS A RECAUTION, REMOVED AND REPLACED IRIDIUM TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 23-15-00. SATCOM COMMUNICATION OPS TEST NORMAL IAW AMM 23-15-00.