Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
November 14, 2022
Submitted
November 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
43356
Aircraft time
147 hours, 48 cycles
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1B21
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part number
2569M32P02
Part serial
UNLTP917
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
171 hours, 55 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON INITIAL START ATTTEMP FOR ENGINE #1, START LEVER WAS RAISED TO IDLE AFTER "MOTORING" EXTINGUISHED, 'SPAR VALVE CLOSED' EXTINGUISHED FOLLOWED BY ' ENG VALVE CLOSED' EXTINGUISHING, WE GOT 0.26FF FOR - 15 SECONDS BEFORE 'ENG VALVE CLOSED' ILLUMINATED AND FF WENT TO ZERO, COMPLIED WITH QRC/QRH SECOND ATTEMPT, SAME RESULT, SWITCHED IGNITES TO 'BOTH' FROM 'IGN R' AND GOT NORMAL START. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE R/H LOWER IGNITION EXCITER IAW B737-9 AMM 74-11-01 AND #1 ENIGNE RIGHT IGNITION LEAD AND IGNITER PLUG IAW AMM 74-21-01 AND 74-21-02 OP'S AND EEC SYSTEM TEST GOOD IAW AMM 71-00-00.

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