Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 12, 2022
Submitted
February 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
55,459 hours, 16,377 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
166308
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Vertical Fin
Part time
45,073 hours, 13,108 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

UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF 2. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED HF COMMUNICATION SYS BITE PROCEDURE PER B737-800 FIM 23-11 TASK 801 BITE TEST GOOD. FOR T/S SWAPPED TRANSCEIVER #1 TO #2 SLOT B737-800 AMM 23-11-21-400-801. NO HELP. SUGGESTED COUPLER CHANGE. RETURNED HF RT'S TO ORIGINAL POSITIONS, REF AMM 23-11-21. REPLACED HF #2 COUPLER REF AMM 23-11-61 OPS CHECK OK.