Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 11, 2015
Submitted
October 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
886 hours, 286 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Engine
Condition
Unknown
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT IGNITION FAILED TO START ENGINE, RT IGNITION STARTED NORMALLY. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED CDU IGNITION TEST FOR NR 1 ENGINE LT AND RT IGNITORS. BOTH TEST PASSED AND AUDIBLE WAS HEARD OUTSIDE, STARTED NR 1 ENGINE NORMAL.