Service difficulty report · Coupler · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 2, 2013
Submitted
April 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28748
Aircraft time
58,631 hours, 16,402 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Coupler
Part number
490S1
Part serial
12160
Condition
Failed
Location
Hf System
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEFT HF RADIO FAILED TO TUNE OR TRANSMIT IN FLIGHT. GROUND TESTED LEFT HF RADIO, OP CHECKED OK. RANG-OUT COAX CABLE FROM M241 AT COUPLER TO LEFT HF TRANSCEIVER M152 READ 1.23 OHMS. JUMPED BETWEEN CENTER CONDUCTOR AND SHIELD. REPLACED LEFT HF COUPLER PER AMM, OP CHECKED GOOD.