Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
December 23, 2021
Submitted
December 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73291
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
33454
Aircraft time
52,411 hours, 18,536 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
NA
Condition
Unstable
Location
Na
Stage of operation
UK
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 1 RADIO RECEPTION PROBLEM AT ALL STATIONS TOMC APPROVED BOTH HF INOP. DISPATCH DESK: 55 NAME: JP DATE: 22-DEC-21- NOC DESK: 737 NAME: PAUL DATE: 22-DEC-21- DEFERRED DIRECTLY BY TOMC REPLACING #1 TRANSCEIVER IMPROVED RECEPTION BUT STILL FOUND #1 COUPLER COAX CONNECTOR D00337 NEEDS REPLACING.PN UNSATISFACTORY. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING NEEDED. 1205-62-9. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1922739 SN OFF 0180 IPC REFERENCE # 23-11-00 TRANSCEIVER, HF OFF 29-2311-9-0010 8889 ON 29-2311-9-0010 1861 REPLACED HF-1 CONNECTOR D337 AT COUPLER PER WDM 23-11-11 AND IAW SWPM 20-51-15. PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATIONS (5/5) WITH SFO ON HF FREQ 8933 WITH BOTH HF-1 RADIO AND HF-2 RADIO. HF RADIO SYSTEM OK FOR SVC.