What was found
ENGINE FAILED TO START. IGNITORS WERE NOT HEARD AS NORMALLY HEARD. IGNITOR WAS REPLACED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. IGNITION EXCITOR REPLACED WITH NEW, RESOLVING DESCREPANCY.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2001
- Submitted
- October 17, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N17SP
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53444
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 7412 · Exciter
- Part
- Exciter
- Part number
- 23064130
- Part serial
- BB3097
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 245 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.