Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 14, 2019
Submitted
September 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44110
Aircraft time
15,233 hours, 4,995 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
4151V8
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hf Comm
Part time
15,278 hours, 5,006 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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 AUTOTUNED AWAY FROM SET FREQ OF 10057 TO 3.154. OPS NORMAL WHEN CHANGED BACK TO 10057. 83 MINUTES LATER AUTOTUNED BACK TO 3.154. MANUALLY RETUNED TO 10057 WITH NORMAL OPS. 16 MINUTES LATER AUTOTUNED BACK TO FREQ 3.154. GROUNDED - YES. REF FIM 23-11 TASK 801. HF#1 XCVR WILL NOT TEST. REF AMM 23-11-21/401 REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 HF XCVR. BITE TEST GOOD. COMM TEST WITH SFO, RECEIVED, 3X3. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD. OPS TEST NORMAL.