Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 8, 2022
Submitted
January 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35177
Aircraft time
56,045 hours, 16,370 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
106310452
Part serial
UNNCU439
Condition
Faulty
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
90,232 hours, 38,726 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

DURING #2 ENGINE START, AFTER MOVING #2 START LEVER TO IDLE, RAMP REPORTED WHITE SMOKE FROM #2 ENGINE. FUEL FLOW WAS INDICATED BUT NO RISE IN EGT. ENG VALVE CLOSED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FUEL FLOW THEN DROPPED TO ZERO. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT IGNITION IGNITER PLUG ON #2 ENGINE REF B737-800 AMM 74-21-02. NO DEFECTS FOUND. OPS CHECK GOOD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TOP IGNITION EXCITER BOX FOUND WATER ON THE IGNITION LEAD. CLEANED AND DRIED PER AMM 74-11-01. REMOVED AND REPLACED TOP IGNITION EXCITER BOX REF AMM 74-11-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.