Service difficulty report · Coupler · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
February 1, 2025
Submitted
February 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48755
Aircraft time
85,811 hours, 18,665 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
7926140001
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Hf Comms
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

HF2 WILL NOT ALLOW FREQUENCY CHANGES NOR TUNE ANYWHERE. FAIL DISPLAYED IN FREQUENCY WINDOW. CFDS HF2 FAULT, CODE 231114 HF2/COAX. EMERGENCY DECLARED. TUNED HF 2 TO 15MHZ UTC CLOCK FREQ, RECEIVED AUDIO BUT VERY WEAK, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, NO LONGER RECEIVED AUDIO & HF2 FAIL DISPLAYS AFTER TUNING TONE STOPS. TRIED HF1 ON SAME FREQ WITH CLEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 HF COUPLER. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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