Service difficulty report · Amplifier · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 18, 2013
Submitted
June 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24382
Aircraft time
88,695 hours, 9,999 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Amplifier
Part number
8220953001
Part serial
68
Condition
Failed
Location
Satcom
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

CREW REPORTED SATCOM HIGH AND LOW GAIN ARE BOTH INOPERATIVE. NO DATALINK AND NO VOICE AVAILABLE. REPLACED THE HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER PER AMM. ACCOMPLISHED SATCOM SYSTEM GROUND TEST PER AMM. TESTED GOOD.