Service difficulty report · Satcom · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 27, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25285
Aircraft time
82,558 hours, 13,260 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Satcom
Part number
6228849001
Part serial
71
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

NO COMM DISPLAYED ON ACARS DISPLAY UNIT OVER OCEAN. ACARS SENDS OK IN VHF RANGE. CREW COMMENTS: SATCOM CONSTANTLY REQUESTING LOGON. SAMC TEXT: MAINTENANCE REPORT SATCOM SYSTEM INOP HIGH & LOW GAIN. AFTER SAT AND ACARS SYSTEM RESET IDU SHOWS SATCOM ALWAYS IN SEARCH MODE WITH NO COMM DISPLAY. DEFERRED SATCOM AND PULLED CB HFSAT SATCOM AND SATCOM HG. REPLACED BOTH RADIO FREQ UNIT AND ALSO SATCOM DATA UNIT.