Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 22, 2019
Submitted
December 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44105
Aircraft time
17,680 hours, 5,732 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
G716401
Part serial
462
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf/Satcom
Part time
17,677 hours, 5,727 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

HF/ SAT 1 XFER SWITCH UNABLE TO SELECT SAT 1. SWITCH WILL NOT LATCH DOWN IN "SAT". GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED HF/SAT TRANSFER PANEL REF AMM 23-15-00-400-804 VOICE TEST GOOD. ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.