Service difficulty report · Antenna · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 5, 2021
Submitted
June 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
50,877 hours, 15,140 cycles
Part
Antenna
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Hf Comms
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

5 MINUTES AFTER CRUISE FLIGHT INITIATED AN HF CHECK, AFTER LONG TUNING SIGNAL WE HAD A TRANSPONDER FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS A GPS INVALID-R, NEVER ACQUIRED A GOOD HF CHECK. GROUNDED - YES. DIVERSION TIME 34 MINUTES - ACCOMPLISHED STATIC DISCHARGER RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT REF B737-800 AMM23-61-00 WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED HF ANTENNA ELECTRICAL BOND CHECK REF AMM 23-11-15-760-801 AND FOUND RESISTANCE TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED FEED LINE TUBE FOR HF COUPLERS AT UPPER ATTACH POINT TO CLEAN BONDING POINT REF AMM 55-33-11. BONDING CHECK PASS. COMPLETED SEALING OF HF COUPLER TO ANTENNA UPPER TUBE ATTACH POINT. ATC OPERATIONAL TEST OPS NORMAL REF AMM3 4-53-00-710-801. GPS LEFT & RIGHT OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL REF AMM 34-58-00-710-802. TOOK AIRPLANE TO SEATAC SOUTH RUNUP AND ACCOMPLISHED HF #1 AND #2 SYSTEM TEST REF AMM 23-11-00-730-801. OPS NORMAL. SFO ARINC REPORTS LOUD AND CLEAR HF #1 AND HF #2. ALSO REF L/P#60142493 FOR PRECAUTIONARY 1 AND #2 COUPLER REPLACEMENT. A/C RELEASED FOR FVR, NON ETOPS REVENUE. CREW TO OBSERVE OPS CHECK OF HF#1 AND #2 WHILE MONITORING GPS LEFT & RIGHT FOR GOOD SIGNAL.