Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
June 22, 2022
Submitted
June 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41729
Aircraft time
23,354 hours, 7,170 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Exciter
Part number
106310452
Part serial
UNJKR964
Condition
Inoperative
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
47,701 hours, 14,160 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

#1 ENG NO LIGHT OFF WITH RIGHT IGNITION. SUCCESSFULLY STARTED WITH LEFT IGNITION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER PLUG, HARNESS AND EXCITER BOX REF B737-900 AMM 74-11-01/401, 74-21-01/401 AND 74-21-02/401. AUDIBLE TEST CHECK PASSED REF AMM 74-00-00-750-801-F00.