Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 3, 2013
Submitted
January 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27112
Aircraft time
85,912 hours, 13,637 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Coupler
Part number
490S1
Part serial
294
Condition
Weak
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 TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION ARE INOP, WEAK, GARBLED INTERMITTENT, ETC. AT ALL CREW STNS.(1 = L HF, 2 = R HF). HF1 WILL NOT TRANSMIT IN FLIGHT, TESTED OK ON THE GROUND. RECEPTION IS NORMAL PROG TEXT: ACCOMPLISH CHRONIC REVIEW, HAS HISTORY. TUNE CYCLE TAKES FROM 15-25 SECS 130138 SHOULD TAKE 4-7 SECS. SUSPECT COUPLER AT FAULT. PCN 530-9045. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT HF COUPLER. HF SYSTEM REQUIRES OPS CHECK IAW MM. ACCOMPLISHED CHECK PER MM, CHECKS GOOD.