Service difficulty report · Igniter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 27, 2013
Submitted
July 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35690
Aircraft time
19,287 hours, 6,032 cycles
Part
Igniter
Part number
90722151
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT START. MADE TWO ATTEMPTS WITH IGN RT SELECTED WITH NO LIGHT OFF. FUEL FLOW SHOWED 0.0 FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS AFTER START LEVER RAISED TO IDLE THEN .5 FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN 1.5 VERY BRIEFLY AND RT BACK TO .5. AFTER 5-10 SECONDS FUEL FLOW DROPPED TO 0 WITH START LEVER STILL AT IDLE. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED IGNITOR RT NR 1 ENG FAULT USING AMM 74-00-00-750-801. REPLACED NR 1 ENG RT IGNITOR IAW AMM 74-21-02 TASK 401. FOUND OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO REMOVED IGNITOR. PERFORMED AUDIBLE TEST ON BOTH LT & RT NR 1 ENG IGNITORS IAW AMM 74-00-00-040-802-F00. NO DEFECTS NOTED BOTH IGNITORS OPERATED PROPERLY. PERFORMED EEC BITE TEST IAW FIM 73-00, TASK 801, NO FAULT HISTORY.