Service difficulty report · Igniter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 12, 2021
Submitted
November 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
31,887 hours, 10,265 cycles
Part
Igniter
Part number
5188881
Condition
Inoperative
Location
#2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ATTEMPTED #2 ENGINE START ON IGN L WITH NO START, ABORTED START, SWITCHED TO IGN R WITH NORMAL START. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND DAMAGE ON # 2 ENG L IGNITER PLUG. REMOVED AND REPLACED PLUG REF B737-900 AMM 74-21-02. OPS CK GOOD. # 2 ENG STARTS NORMAL WITH SWITCH IN IGN L POSITION. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.