Service difficulty report · Coupler · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2004
Submitted
March 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813
Aircraft time
87,949 hours, 36,437 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
5220536016
Part serial
1868
Condition
Corroded
Location
Hf System
Part time
87,949 hours, 36,437 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE HF SYS WAS NOT RECEIVING, ELECTED TO RETURN. MX FOUND INCORRECT P/N'S INSTALLED FOR ACCESS COUPLER & TUNER COUPLERS. REMOVED & REPLACED COUPLERS. MX FOUND RECEIVE LINES FOR HF 1 & 2 FROM LIGHT ARRESTOR TO ACCESS COUPLERS CORRODED & SHORTED TO OUTER SHIELD. RAN NEW TO COAX CABLE FROM ARRESTOR TO ACCESS & REPLACED COAX FOR HF 1 & 2 FROM LIGHTING ARRESTOR TO ACCESS COUPLER. INSTALLED NEW CONNECTORS ON BOTH ENDS OF COAX TESTED SYS & DISCOVERED HF NR 1 TUNER WOULD NOT CHANNELIZE, NR 2 WOULD NOT TRANSMIT, HF 2 COUPLER WOULD NOT RECEIVE. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT & SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. RECIEVE 5X5 BY DIEGO HF AND AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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