Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 16, 2015
Submitted
September 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
34,180 hours, 10,382 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part number
923M66P08
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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, RT IGNITION INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED IGNITION SYS AUDIBLE TEST ON RT AND LT SEVERAL TIMES. FOUND RT IGNITER INTERMENT. SOUNDED DIFFERENT EVERY TIME REF74-00-00-750-801-F00. REMOVED RT MAIN IGNITER PLUG AND INSPECTED IT. FOUND THE TIPS HAVE CRACKS AND DAMAGED REF MM 74-21-02. INSTALLED NEW MAIN RT IGNITER PLUG. OPS CK NORMAL. STARTED ENG NR 1 SEVERAL TIMES ON RT IGNITION REF MM 74-21-02-200-801-F00.