Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 11, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26937
Aircraft time
66,925 hours, 11,894 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Coupler
Part number
490S1
Part serial
129
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf Radio Antenna
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

RT HF COMM ISSUES. DUE TO REPETITIVE HITS IN AHM ON THE RT HF ANTENNA COUPLER HAVING AN INTERNAL FAULT (MESSAGE 23-51012) WHICH STARTED SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS INSTALLED AND IS PRESENT ON MOST LEGS. 1. REPLACED THE RT HF ANTENNA COUPLER PER AMM 23-11-03. ESTABLISHED AUDIO COMMS AND RECEIVED CALL ON RT AND LT HF RADIOS. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED NORMAL.