Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 6, 2015
Submitted
July 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
28,695 hours, 8,872 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part number
9238M66P08
Part serial
UNJHY966
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
28,702 hours, 8,875 cycles
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 2 ENGINE FAILED TO START. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND MOISTURE AND POSSIBLE CORROSION IN THE LT EXCITER BOX AT THE IGNITION LEAD CONNECTION. REPLACED THE LT EXCITER BOX IAW MM 74-11-01 AND CLEANED AND DRIED THE IGNITER LEAD. OPS CHECKED GOOD. STARTED ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECKED GOOD.