Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
March 28, 2026
Submitted
March 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27901
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34821
Aircraft time
51,341 hours, 6,350 cycles
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220990120
Part serial
4C5D7K
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Hf Comms
Part time
35,987 hours, 3,458 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

LEFT HF RADIO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. LEFT HF RADIO DOES NOT TRANSMIT LOOKING AT TIMELINE OF FAULTS BOTH 23-11071 AND 23-11082 HAVE OCCURED LAST 3 OF 4 FLIGHT LEGS WITH 23-11071 OCCURING MINUTES BEFORE SECOND FAULT SUGGEST LEFT HF COUPLER MAY BE AT FAULT. REF FIM DMC-B787-A-23-10-F1-16A-421A-A LOCKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH HF TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 23-11-05. OPS CHKD IAW AMM 23-11-00-00A-320A-A. OPS CHKD GOOD. PERFORMED DIRECT COMMS TEST WITH NEW YORK COMMS. SUCCESSFULLY TRANSMITTED & RECEIVED COMMS. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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