Service difficulty report · Transceiver · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 15, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30222
Aircraft time
44,165 hours, 5,382 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Transceiver
Part number
8220330001
Part serial
94
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hf Comm
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

HF RADIO - TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CREW COMMENTS: HF 1 APPEARS NOT TO XMIT AND TOOK A LONG TIME TO TUNE. LEFT HF CONSIDERED INOPERATIVE. TESTED LEFT HF AFTER AIRCRAFT ARRIVED. HF TRANSMITTED AND RECEIVED NORMAL. REPLACED LEFT HF TRANSCEIVER PER MM. HF CHECKS GOOD.