Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 3, 2009
Submitted
October 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Aircraft time
33,255 hours, 7,339 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Amplifier
Part number
8220953001
Part serial
142
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Comm Sys
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

SATCOM HI GAIN FAILED. STATUS MSG01- ACTIVE CRUISE HARD; HGA HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER (LEFT) OR SATELLITE DATA UNIT (LEFT) OUTPUT CIRCUIT IS OPEN OR SHORTED. DB- SATELLITE DATA UNIT (LEFT) MSG-2360121 ACTIVE ER HARD. RESET HI GAIN CB AND SDU L CB, NO HELP. SDU AND HI GAIN AMP OUT OF STOCK. SYSTEM BYTE SHOWS TP HPA WITH VSWR FAULT. SUSPECT HPA. REPLACED HPA. OP CHECKS OKAY.