Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 20, 2022
Submitted
November 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44110
Aircraft time
25,861 hours, 8,122 cycles
Part
Coupler
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Comms
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

HF RADIOS 1 & 2 WILL NOT TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE, BUT CAN HEAR VOICE OF OTHER TRANSMISSIONS. DISPATCH CALLED ARINC, WE COULD NOT RECEIVE SELCAL CHECK. GROUNDED - YES. AIR TURNBACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 HF COUPLER IAW AMM 23-11-61.