Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 1, 2010
Submitted
July 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25399
Aircraft time
70,845 hours, 20,460 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Connector
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Hf System
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

NR1 HF WEAK AND SCRATCHY IN REC-XMIT UNABLE TO USE. NEEDS MORE TIME. REPLACED HF-L ANTENNA COUPLER, NO HELP. TDR CHECK OF ANTENNA CABLES FROM E & E TO ANTENNA CHECKS GOOD. CHECKED CONNECTIONS IN COUPLER AND ANTENNA AREA. REPLACED LT AND RT HF COAX CABLE CONNECTORS AT COUPLER IAW GNMM. UNABLE TO OPS CHECK DUE TO STRUCTURE IN FRONT OF ACFT. REQUEST CREW OPS CHECK ON OTBD FLIGHT. ACFT TAXIED AND GOOD VOICE COMMUNICATIONS ON BOTH HF RADIOS. 59-220 CONNECTORS ON EACH-COUPLER FOUND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. ALL OPS NORMAL AFTER REPLACEMENT.