Service difficulty report · Satcom · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 5, 2019
Submitted
October 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44106
Aircraft time
16,561 hours, 5,395 cycles
Part
Satcom
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
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

TRIED TO CONTACT MEDLINK ON SAT2 WAS ABLE TO TALK FOR 2 MINUTES AND THEN THE LINE WENT BLANK. UNABLE TO DISCONNECT CALL (MCDU MENU INDICATED "CALL ANSWERED" WITH NO DISCONNECT PROMPT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED SATCOM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TEST GOOD REF B737-900 AMM 23-15-00-730-801. MEDLINK COMMUNICATION TEST GOOD AMM 23-52-00.