Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 6, 2021
Submitted
October 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35179
Aircraft time
55,550 hours, 16,644 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
164063
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Vertical Fin
Part time
45,590 hours, 13,609 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE CONDUCTING HF RADIO CHECK, UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON EITHER HF RADIO. AUDIO COMES IN NORMALLY. BUT HF TRANSMITTER DOESNT SEEM TO ACTIVATE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 HF ANTENNA COUPLER. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 HF COUPLER PER B737-800 AMM 23-11-61-000-801 AND 23-11-61-400-801. BOTH HF RADIOS OP CHECK GOOD. HF RADIOS ARE NOW OPERATIVE.