Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 24, 2022
Submitted
June 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35204
Aircraft time
38,246 hours, 11,047 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulty
Location
Vertical Fin
Part time
38,285 hours, 11,060 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 HF2. SELCAL WORKS, CAN HEAR ATC, BUT CANT TRANSMIT. TUNE TONE STAYS ON FOR A WHILE WHEN INITIALLY TUNING RADIO TO A FREQUENCY. GROUNDED - YES. VERIFIED HF#2 RADIO ONLY RECEIVES, DOESN'T TRANSMIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HF2 ANTENNA COUPLER REF B737-800 AMM 23-11-61. OPS CHECKED HF2 REF AMM 23-11-61.