Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 29, 2009
Submitted
July 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
56,496 hours, 10,515 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Coupler
Part number
490S1
Part serial
380
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hf Comm
Stage of operation
NR
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

LEFT HF CAN BE TUNED AND RECEIVED BUT ONLY TUNING SQUEAL HEARD WHEN ATTEMPTED. MAINT MESSAGE 23-51010 LEFT COUPLER HAS INTERNAL FAULT. REPLACED COUPLER. GROUND CHECKED OK.