Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 26, 2022
Submitted
November 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
53,698 hours, 16,018 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987004
Part serial
169124
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hf 1 Antenna
Part time
44,291 hours, 12,921 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF1. WE RECEIVED SELCAL ON BOTH HF1 + 2. WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSMIT & COMMUNICATE ON SAT1. GROUNDED - YES. SWAPPED #1 HF TRANSCEIVER AND COMPLETED B737-800 FIM 23-11 TASK 806. HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT PROBLEM. FAULT ISOLATION AND B737-800 AMM TASK 23-11-00-710-801 HF COMUNICATION SYTEM OPERATIONAL TEST WITH SYSTEM STILL INOP. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL HF TRANSCEIVER. REMOVED AND REPLACED HF1 ANTENNA COUPLER PER AMM 23-11-61-00-801 AND AMM 23-11-61-400-801. OPS CHKS GOOD. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.