Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 23, 2015
Submitted
December 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41703
Aircraft time
4,769 hours, 1,560 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part number
9238M66P11
Part serial
UNL82241
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
4,779 hours, 1,564 cycles
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

WHILE STARTING NR 2 ENGINE NO LIGHT OFF FROM LT IGNITION. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 80-06, TASK 803, "ENGINE START - NO LIGHTOFF, FF NORMAL, IGNITION SWITCH AT IGNITION LT, ENGINE START NORMAL WITH IGNITION SWITCH AT IGNITION RT OR BOTH" AND FIM 74-21, TASK 806 "IGNITION LT FAILED FAULT ISOLATION", NR 2 ENGINE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL SHOWS NO FAULTS. IAW A-CHECK, TASK CARD 78474000, REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE LT MAIN IGNITER. GVI IGNITER PLUG & IGNITION LEAD AT THE IGNITER, NO FAULTS NOTED. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE LT IGNITION EXCITER REF AMM TASK 74-11-01 AS PRECAUTIONARY, GROUND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS NORMAL REF AMM, TASK 71-00-00.