Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 11, 2020
Submitted
November 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
27,066 hours, 8,682 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
40F88X
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Comms
Part time
27,082 hours, 8,687 cycles
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 NR 1 RADIO FAILED IN FLIGHT. WHEN TRYING TO TUNE ANY FREQUENCY, THE TUNING TONE CONTINUED UNUSUALLY ON (10+ SEC) WHEN NORMALLY IT'S JUST A FEW SECONDS. AFTER THE TONE STOPPED, NEITHER CAPT OR F/O COULD TRANSMIT ON HF 1. WHEN WE REQUESTED A SELCAL CHECK, THE SELCAL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON BOTH HF 1 & 2. DATA MODE WORKS. GROUNDED-YES. REMOVED & REPLACED HF NR 1 TRANSCEIVER, PER B737-900 AMM 23-11-21. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. MX ACTION REVERSED. PLACARD REMOVED.