Service difficulty report · Radio · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 7, 2019
Submitted
August 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
21,644 hours, 7,035 cycles
Part
Radio
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 1 Hf Comms
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

HF 1 ACTIVE FREQUENCY SWITCHES ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY WENT FROM TUNED FREQ OF 10057 AND CHANGED TO 20054 5 TIMES DURING THE ETOPS PORTION OF FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. UNBALE TO DUPLICATE, ACCOMPISHED HF OPERATIONAL TEST REF B737-900 AMM 23-11-00-710-801 TEST PASSED. ACCOMPLISHED RTP OPERATIONAL TEST REF AMM 23-12-41-400-801.