Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
December 15, 2006
Submitted
December 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748AL
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
30050
Aircraft time
21,051 hours, 8,609 cycles
Part
Coupler
Part number
9640453011
Part serial
FK51600968
Condition
Unknown
Location
Hf Radio
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTED THAT NR 1 HF RADIO WOULD NOT TUNE ON FREQUENCY 13.354. ALL OTHER FREQUENCIES OPERATED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN OGG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FIM TASK 23-11-00-810-801 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. NR 1 HF RADIO OPERATED NORMALLY ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A FLIGHT VERIFICATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE NR 1 HF SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECK WAS FOUND NORMAL AND NOTED BY MAINTENANCE. DURING OVERNIGHT, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 HF COUPLER IAW AMM 23-11-61-4 FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. A FLIGHT VERIFICATION WAS PERFORMED AGAIN FOR THE NR 1 HF SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECK WAS FOUND NORMAL AND NOTED BY MAINTENANCE.

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