Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 3, 2012
Submitted
September 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30215
Aircraft time
54,504 hours, 6,886 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Coupler
Part number
8220987003
Part serial
10
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf System
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 TUNING. DUE TO CHRONIC REPORTS OF RT HF RADIO WILL NOT TUNE, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TASKS. COUPLER MR23167-10 WAS INSTALLED ON 8-26 AND HAD PREVIOUS HISTORY FOR SAME PROBLEM. PREVIOUS PROBLEM ON THIS AC WAS RECEPTION. TUNING PROBLEM ONLY APPEARED AFTER INSTALL OF THIS UNIT. REPLACED THE RT HF COUPLER IAW AMM 23-11-03. REPLACED RT HF COUPLER REF AMM23-11-03, OPS CHECKS NORMAL.