# SDR ASAA2023021041897

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 10, 2023
- Submitted: February 13, 2023
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N948AK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N948AK), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-9
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 44090
- Aircraft time: 1,347 hours, 398 cycles
- System (JASC): [2310 · HF Communications System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2310)
- Part: Unknown
- Part number: UNKNOWN
- Condition: Unknown
- Location: Unknown
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2023021041897

## Discrepancy

DURING FLIGHT UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON SAT RADIO TO MEDLINK OR DISPATCH. INBOUND COMMUNICATION WAS WEAK. LATER IN FLIGHT POSITIVE COMM ESTABLISHED OVER BZN. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED CHECKING THE FAULTS MESSAGE IN EXTENDED MAINTENANCE. NO FAULTS FOUND AND PERFORMED BITE TEST SATCOM SYSTEM REF B737-9 AMM 23-15-00-740-801. PASSED.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.