Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 27, 2017
Submitted
September 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
38,852 hours, 11,475 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
40F820
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf 1
Part time
3,207 hours, 934 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

WHILE TRYING TO TUNE HF 1 TO NEW FREQUENCY, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED (APPROX 10-15 SECONDS) TONE AND WHEN IT STOPPED WERE UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF 1. ATTEMPTED TO TRANSMIT ON VHF 1 OR 2 BUT WAS UNABLE. SELECTED ALTERNATE ON ACP NR 1 AND COULD COMMUNICATE ON VHF 1 WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND WAS ABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF 2 BUT EVEN THAT SEEMED WEAK. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 HF TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 23-11-21, SYSTEM OP CHECKED GOOD. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD.