Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 13, 2020
Submitted
November 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43292
Aircraft time
27,090 hours, 8,689 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
182875
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hf Antenna
Part time
27,115 hours, 8,696 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

PER SEAMC ACARS MESSAGE RECEIVED INDICATING POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF HF1 AND HF2 SYSTEMS. GROUNDED-YES. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONS CHECK OF NR 1 HF AND NR 2 HF AND FOUND NR 1 HF NOT TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING. NR 2 HF OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, REF B737-900 AMM 23-11-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 HF ANTENNA COUPLER, REF AMM 23-11-61. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST SUCCESSFUL.