Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 4, 2022
Submitted
January 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
55,146 hours, 16,272 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
106310453
Part serial
UNLB4302
Condition
Inoperative
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
2,345 hours, 701 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

NO EGT RISE ON START UP OF #2 ENGINE WHEN START LEVER RAISED TO IDLE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENG L IGNITION EXCITER IAW B737-800 AMM 74-11-01 AND REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENG L IGNITER IAW AMM 74-21-02 ON ENGINE START NO EGT RISE. REMAINS ON MEL. TROUBLESHOT #2 ENGINE L IGNITION LEAD. PERFORMED IGNITION SYSYTEM AUDIBLE TEST. TEST PASSED WITH NO FAULTS. STARTED ENGINE USING L IGN ONLY. ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AFTER STARTING. STARTED ENGINE SECOND TIME WITH NO ERRORS. L IGNITION OP CHECKS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. THIS CLEARS MEL 74-1C.