Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 28, 2009
Submitted
December 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27112
Aircraft time
73,185 hours, 11,849 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Amplifier
Part number
8220953001
Part serial
36163
Condition
Faulty
Location
Satcom
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 SYS INTERMITTENT. TRANSCEIVER MOVING FROM LTR. PART WILL ARV 1900 ZRH. FBO TO REPLACE PART. ERTS WILL BE UPDATED WHEN PART IN AMT HANDS. NR1 HF TRANSCEIVER REPLACED AND TESTED OK. REPLACED HIGH POWER HGA, LGA AND LOW NOISE DUPLEXER LGA. SATCOM SYS BITE FAULTED HGA, SUSPECT BAD HGA INSTALLED. SATCOM SYS BITE HAS AN INTERMITTENT FAULT ON THE HIGH GAIN AMP. EVERY 10 TO 20 MIN FAULT APPEARS AND GOES OUT. ORDERED HI GAIN AMP UNDER OSTF F1907 FOR IAD 30DEC. REPLACED SATCOM HIGH GAIN AMP IAW MM, CKS OK.