Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 15, 2018
Submitted
February 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44106
Aircraft time
10,100 hours, 3,399 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
17H6PL
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf System
Part time
20,232 hours, 6,173 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HF2 FAIL FLAGS ON COMMUNICATIONS PANEL. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 23-11, TASK 801. HF 2 BITE PROCEDURE KEY INTERLOCK LIGHT FAILS BITE TEST. PERFORMED FIM 23-11, TASK 804. REMOVED AND REPLACED HF 2 TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 23-11-21-000-801, AND 23-11-21-400-801. BITE TESTED AND HF2 OPS TESTS PASSED.