Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 16, 2023
Submitted
February 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35203
Aircraft time
40,617 hours, 11,586 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
106310453
Part serial
LJF880
Condition
Faulty
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
9,289 hours, 2,639 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 HAS NO EGT RISE AFTER START LEVER TO IDLE WITH IGN R. #1 ENG STARTS OK WITH IGN L. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN IGNITER PLUG #1 ENGINE REFB737-800 AMM 74-21-02. OPS CHECK OOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE TOP IGNITION EXCITER (RH) REF AMM 74-11-01. OPS CHECK GOOD. VERIFIED EGT RISE DURING ENGINE RUN. ETOPS GROUND VERIFICATION C/W. SCM78656.