Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
February 2, 2024
Submitted
February 5, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N20904
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34824
Aircraft time
43,403 hours, 5,580 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987120
Part serial
177016
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Antenna
Part time
30,822 hours, 3,661 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

UNABLE TO TRANSMIT ON HF2 NO CARRIER NO VOICE REF LOG PAGE 6970469 RH HF XCVR REPLACED, CMC TEST PASSED. STILL UNABLE TO TRANSMIT. MAINT MESSAGE 23-11072. PER FIM FOR MAINT. MSG 23-11072 SUGGEST TO REPLACE "RIGHT HF COUPLER" B2211203. HF COUPLER M&E 78-2311-9-9001 IS NOT AVAILABLE IN SFO. OK TO DEFER "RT HF" SYS PER MEL 2311H. OK TO DEFER R HF PER MEL. OPERATIONS ADVISED TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ON DOMESTIC ROUTE FOR REPAIR. ACP RPLCMNT OF RH COUPLER HF ANTENNA. REF DMC-B787-A-23-11-04-00B-720A-A. NEED TO ACP SYSTEM TEST REF: COUPLER, HF ANT OFF 78-2311-9-9001 7016 ON 78-2311-9-9001 8037 COUPLER, HF ANT OFF 78-2311-9-9001 7016 ON 0000 DMC-B787-A-23-11-00-00A-300B-A ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1265995 SN OFF 7016 STICKERS REMOVED FROM ALL TUNING CONTROL PANELS. PERFORMED HF SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST FOR RIGHT HF, COMMUNICATED WITH SFO ARINC. TRANSMISSION AND RECIEVE CHECKS CLEAR REF DMC-B787-A-23-11-00-00A-300B-A.

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