Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 3, 2021
Submitted
November 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
46,374 hours, 13,678 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
177826
Condition
Faulted
Location
Hf Antenna
Part time
34,860 hours, 9,995 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

FVR UNSATISFACTORY BOTH HF UNREADABLE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED HF1 AND HF2 COUPLERS. DISCONNECTED FEEDLINE TUBE AT UPPER END. CLEANED, RECONNECTED, AND SEALED UPPER ATTACH POINT. BONDING RESISTANCE WITHIN LIMITS REF B737-800 AMM 55-33-11-400-801. HF ANTENNA BONDING CHECK WITHIN LIMITS REF AMM 23-11-51-760-801. REINSTRALLED HF 1 COUPLER REF AMM 23-11-61-400-801. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW HF 2 COUPLER REF AMM 23-11-61/401. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL, INSTALLATION TEST PASSES REF AMM 23-11-61-400-801.