Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 29, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N221UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30552
Aircraft time
33,421 hours, 4,261 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Coupler
Part number
490S1
Part serial
7TWD
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hf System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT HF RADIO INOP. GROUND TEST LT HF SYS PASSED, BUT NO RESPOND TUNE SOUND, RT HF SYS TEST FAIL. RESET C/B AND TRANSCEIVER, NO HELP. NEED FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. REPLACED RT HF COUPLER, OPS CHECKS NORMAL.