Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 27, 2018
Submitted
March 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35185
Aircraft time
42,328 hours, 12,557 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
154764
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Antenna
Part time
38,008 hours, 11,285 cycles
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

NR 2 HF MAKES RANDOM KEYING SOUND DURING FLIGHT. CANNOT TRANSMIT ON THR NR 2 HF. RANDOM KEYING SOUND ONLY WHILE IN DATA MODE. ACFT GROUNDED. CONFIRMED THE NR 2 HF FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HF ANTENNA COUPLER IAW AMM 23-11-61. PERFORMED AN HF SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 23-11-00. ALL TESTS PASSED. OK FOR SERVICE.