Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 11, 2021
Submitted
October 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
31,568 hours, 10,171 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990004
Part serial
40F8R2
Condition
Failed
Location
Ee Rack, E8
Part time
31,593 hours, 10,176 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

HF RADIO #2 WILL NOT TRANSMIT WHEN TUNING, THE TUNING TONE IS VERY LONG (10-15 SECONDS) AND ABOUT HALF THE TIME NUMEROUS HF FREQUENCIES IT FAILED TO TUNE AT ALL. WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A GOOD SELCAL CHECK ON HF2 BUT UNABLE TO TRANSMIT FROM EITHER CA OR FO SIDE. WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE ON HF2 ALSO. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED #2 HF - TRANSCEIVER IAW B737-900 AMM 23-11-21-400-801. GROUND VERIFICATION CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.