Service difficulty report · Exciter · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 7, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462ST
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
134
Aircraft time
4,691 hours, 2,381 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part number
30514022
Part serial
990218010718
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
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

THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING THE NR 1 ENGINE START, THE NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT LIGHT OFF. TROUBLESHOOTING IDENTIFIED THE IGNITION EXCITER AS BEING DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE EXCITER, WAS REMOVED AND A NEW EXCITER WAS INSTALLED. FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.