Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 2, 2018
Submitted
January 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35182
Aircraft time
42,190 hours, 12,652 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
16G028
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hf Comm
Part time
34,725 hours, 10,359 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT TIMES WHILE IN ETOPS AIRSPACE, HF 1 RADIO WOULD NOT BREAK SQUELCH WITH ANY PUSH-TO-TALK BUTTON. OTHER TIMES IT WORKED FINE AND WE WERE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE. GROUNDED - YES. VERIFIED FAULT, R&R 1 HF TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 23-11-21-400-801. GROUND OPS CHECK NORMAL PER SYSTEM TEST. REF AMM 23-11-00-730-801. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.