Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 22, 2022
Submitted
June 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36578
Aircraft time
43,244 hours, 12,624 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
168892
Condition
Faulty
Location
Vertical Fin
Part time
41,093 hours, 11,921 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 #2 NOT TUNING DURING THE SYNC PORTION (KEYING MIKE W/SHORT SIDETONE) AND THUS NOT TRANSMITTING WHEN IN DATA MODE,SIDETONES INTERMITTENTLY AND CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO SYNC BUT DOESNT. RECEIVES SELCAL NORMALLY. RECEIVES VOICE NORMALLY.VOICE TRANSMIT INOP. GROUNDED - YES. CYCLED POWER TO HF 2 W/NO SUCCESS. REMOVED AND REPLACED HF 2 COUPLER OPS CHECK OK REF B737-800 AMM 23-11-61.