Service difficulty report · Sdu · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 4, 2013
Submitted
October 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26908
Aircraft time
59,995 hours, 6,912 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Sdu
Condition
Faulty
Location
Satcom
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

SATCOM INOPERATIVE RTFL. SATCOM INOPERATIVE & POSSIBLY INTERMITTENT AT BEST, THE BITE ON CDU SHOWS ALL OK. THE HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, RT HF IS DEFERRED. AHM SHOWS MX MESSAGE 23204 POSSIBLE SDU FAIL. REPLACED SDU & OPERATION CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 23-25-00. SOFTWARE, CONFIG & TESTED ALL GOOD.