Service difficulty report · Ignitor · Bag BAE146200A

Difficulty date
January 6, 2000
Submitted
April 3, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292UE
Make and model
Bag BAE146200A
Aircraft serial
E2087
Engine
Lyc ALF502R5
Part
Ignitor
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
18,299 hours, 21,895 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE COMBUSTOR OUTBOARD IGNITOR BASE HAS CRACKED IN WELD, NEED DYE PENETRANT TO VERIFY LENGTH FOR SERVICEABILITY. C/W PT INSPECTION PER ENGINE MM AND AWAC NDT SPEC. FOUND TWO CRACKS 180 DEGREES APART IN IGNITOR BOSS, 1 CRACK = .9 INCH, OTHER = .6 INCH. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO OUT OF LIMIT COMBUSTOR CRACKING ON THE IGNITOR BOSS. (M)