Service difficulty report · Satcom · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 12, 2022
Submitted
July 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41735
Aircraft time
29,641 hours, 9,414 cycles
Part
Satcom
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulted
Location
Unknown
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 CONNECT TO MEDLINK VIA SAT 1 OR SAT 2 FMC SHOWED CONNECTED, SAT 1/2 BLUE LIGHTS ON AFT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED, BUT NO SIDETONE IN PILOTS HEADSETS COULD BE HEARD AND NO COMMUNICATION COULD BE ESTABLISHED. GROUNDED - YES. CONFIG A/C FOR MEDLINK CALL WITH SATCOM 1 AND 2, DISPATCH VERIFIED CALL, SATCOM TEST NORMAL REF B737-900 AMM 23-15-00-730-801.