Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 12, 2020
Submitted
November 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
52,688 hours, 15,789 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
16G028
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Hf Comm
Part time
36,735 hours, 10,995 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

NR 1 HF RADIO TUNING TONE INITIATES AT RANDOM TIMES MAKING RADIO UNUSABLE FOR COMMUNICATION. GROUNDED-YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED HF TRANSCEIVER, IAW B737-800 AMM 23-11-210. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL, OK FOR SERVICE. NOTIFIED SEAMC LESTER.