Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 31, 2021
Submitted
September 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
46,351 hours, 13,670 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
177829
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hf Antenna
Part time
34,216 hours, 9,721 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

BOTH CPT AND FO UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF1 AND HF2. CAN TUNE BOTH HF 1 AND HF2 AND CLEARLY HEAR TRANSMISSIONS FROM ATC AND OTHER A/C. WHEN TUNING FROM 112.82 TO 5.547, COULD TRANSMIT AS LONG AS R/T MIKE SWITCH WAS NOT LET GO. ONCE LET GO BACK TO NEUTRAL POSITION, TRANSMISSION NO LONGER AVAILABLE. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED HF COMM SYSTEM TEST ON #2 HF REF. B737-800 MM 23-11-00. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST GOOD. FOUND #1 HF SYSTEM WILL NOT TUNE. OPENED AND TAGGED (2) C/B'S. REF B737-800 AMM 23-11-61. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 HF COUPLER. RESET (2) C/B'S. GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD. OPS TEST NORMAL.