Service difficulty report · Igniter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 2, 2014
Submitted
February 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
22,316 hours, 6,978 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Igniter
Part number
90440351
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AT N2 25 PERCENT STARTER LEVER RAISED TO IDLE, THERE WAS NO START NO EGT RISE. F/A'S REPORTED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. ACFT GROUNDED. NO PIN DAMAGE NOTED. COMPLIED WITH IGNITION SYS AUDIBLE TEST IAW AMM TASK 74-00-00-750-801-F00 WITH TWO AUDIBLE CONFIRMATIONS. COMPLIED WITH MAIN IGNITER PLUG INSPECTION FOR THE RT PLUG, FOUND MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE TIP AND ELECTRODE MISSING OR DAMAGED. R & R NR 2 ENGINE RT IGNITER PLUG IAW AMM TASK 74-21-02/401. COMPLIED WITH IGNITION SYS AUDIBLE TEST. NO FAULTS FOUND. STARTED NR 2 ENGINE WITH IGNITON RT SELECTED. ENGINE STARTS NORMAL NO DEFECTS NOTED.