Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 11, 2013
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28750
Aircraft time
54,636 hours, 15,364 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Coupler
Part number
490S1
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf 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

FEEDBACK IN BOTH HF RADIOS. FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT HF TRANSMIT NORMAL, BUT BOTH RECEIVE UNREADABLE AND GARBLED. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT ANTENNA COUPLERS M241 AND M242 REF MM. PERFORMED HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TEST REF MM. HF SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL.