Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 24, 2011
Submitted
April 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26947
Aircraft time
63,739 hours, 11,537 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Amplifier
Part number
8220953001
Part serial
25
Condition
Faulty
Location
Satcom
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 SATCOM HI GAIN IS FAILED. STATUS MSG-2360041 INACTV ER INTER. MAT FAULT HISTORY LAST LEG SHOWED MAINT MSG 23-60061 AND 23-60041. HIGH POWER AMP FOR HIGH GAIN ANT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. HIGH POWER AMP FOR LOW GAIN ALSO FAULTED BUT NOT REPLACED. BOTH DETECTED BY THE SAT DATA UNIT. HIGH GAIN INOP PER MEL. T-S, DETERMINED HPA FOR HGA WAS AT FAULT. REPLACED HPA FOR HGA. GROUND TEST PASSED.