Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 4, 2017
Submitted
November 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
39,240 hours, 11,609 cycles
Part
Coupler
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Hf Comms
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING OPERATIONAL TEST OF HF COUPLERS, THE NR 1 HF INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. ACFT GROUNDED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. CONTACTED ON 10.057, WAS RECEIVED 5 X 5 ON BOTH HF 1 & 2. TRANSCEIVER BITE SHOWED NO FAULTS.