Service difficulty report · Hf Comm · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 23, 2018
Submitted
October 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41727
Aircraft time
9,984 hours, 3,365 cycles
Part
Hf Comm
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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

HF RADIO NR 1 RECEIVES ONLY GARBLED TRANSMISSIONS. THE GROUND CAN HEAR OUR RADIO CALS ON HF NR 1, BUT WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING WHEN THEY REPLY. WE CAN HEAR THEM TALKING, BUT IT IS GARBLED. HF NR 2 WORKS FINE. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED AMM 23-11-00-730-801 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TEST . CONTACTED SFO RADIO. TRANSMIT & RECEIVED VOICE TRANSMISSIONS CLEAR & LEGIBLE.