Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 22, 2019
Submitted
March 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35693
Aircraft time
38,640 hours, 11,487 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
163764
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Antenna
Part time
38,695 hours, 11,512 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

#2 HF RADIO FAILED ENROUTE. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED HF2 BITE WITH NO FAULTS FOUND CW B737-800 FIM 23-11 TASK 806 AND WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH 2 WAY COMMUNICATION. PLACED HF2 ON MEL 23-11A. REMOVED AND REPLACED HF#2 COUPLER IAW B737 800 AMM 23 11 61. ACCOMPLISHED HF SYSTEM TEST AMM TASK 23-11-00-730-801. OPS CK GOOD. THIS CLEARS MEL 23-11A.