Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 5, 2011
Submitted
November 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
13,348 hours, 4,304 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ignition Sys
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER PUSHBACK ATTEMPTED TO START NR 2 ENGINE WITH IGNITION SWITCH IN THE L POS. HUNG START NO EGT RISE. COMPLIED WITH ABORTED ENGINE START QRL/QRH PROCEDURE. ALL CB'S WERE IN. SWITCHED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE R POS AND GOT A NORMAL ENGINE START ON BOTH ENGINES. COULD NOT DUP. NR 2 ENG RECENT FAULTS LOGGED NR 74 30972 LAST 3 FLT LEGS. REF FIM:74 21/801 PERF NR 2 ENG LT IGN SYS TEST NUMEROUS TIMES OPS NORMAL. PERCAUT ACCOMP GVI ON DP0101 & CK FOR 115VAC AT PLUG ALL NORMAL. CK DISCRETES PAGE ON L IGNITER CHANGES WITH START LEVER CHANGE CHECK OK. PERF NR 2 ENG GND RUN CHECK NORMAL.