Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 31, 2017
Submitted
November 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
39,200 hours, 11,595 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
17H34Y
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Sys
Part time
30,241 hours, 8,896 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF 1. HAD DIFFICULTIES INITIALLY CONTACTING SFO RADIO AND HF1 TUNER TOOK A LONG TIME TO TUNE. LONG AUDIO TONE. THE TRAMSMIT FUNCTION BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE USING CAPT AND FO AUDIO PANELS. GROUNDED - YES. UNABLE TO VERIFY DEFECT ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 HF TRANSCEIVER REF B737-800 AMM TASK 23-11-21-000-801 AND AMM TASK 23-11-21-400-801. BITE TEST GOOD REF B737-800 FIM 23-11 TASK 801. OP'S CHECK TO SFO RADIO GOOD. REQUIRES NON-ETOPS REVENUE FVR TO VERIFY FUNCTIONALITY OF THE #1 HF COMM PER SEAMC. REF L/P 11763929 #1 HF OPS TEST VERIFICATION FLIGHT SATISFACTORY,THIS CLEARS FVR AND A/C IS ETOPS QUALIFIED.