Service difficulty report · Satcom · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 26, 2017
Submitted
October 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39044
Aircraft time
33,798 hours, 10,293 cycles
Part
Satcom
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

SATCOM INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. ON PG2 OF SAT-PHONE IN MCDU THE BITE PROMPT OCCASIONALLY DISPLAYS FAIL. SAT BITE STATUS SHOWS LBT-2 FAIL AT SAME TIME AS BITE CHANGES FROM OK TO FAIL. CAN MAKE SATCOM CALLS BUT UNABLE TO RECEIVE CALLS FROM DISPATCH. ACFT GROUNDED. COMFIRMED LBT-2 FAIL, BITE FAIL, AND LBT-2 SIM BLANK. REMOVED CIM IAW AMM 23-15-00-400-802. CLEANED & INSPECTED CONNECTOR. REMOVED SIM CARDS. CLEANED SIM CARDS AND CIM. INSTALLED SIM TO ORIGINAL LOCATION. REINSTALLED CIM IAW AMM 23-15-00. LBT-A ND LBT-2 READING NORMAL ON MCDU. LBRT-2 SIM SHOWING DATA. INCOMING CALLS RECEIVED NORMAL.