Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
March 25, 2023
Submitted
March 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
43379
Aircraft time
2,980 hours, 906 cycles
Part
Exciter
Part number
2569M32P02
Part serial
UNLPA531
Condition
Failed
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
3,004 hours, 911 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

#2 ENGINE NEGATIVE IGNITION ON TWO STARTS WITH LEFT IGNITER SELECTED. GROUNDED - YES. LEFT IGNITOR PLUG REPLACED REF B737-9 AMM 74-21-02. LEFT IGNITION EXCITER REPLACED, REF AMM 74-11-01. PERFORMED TEST OF IGNITOR SYSTEM - SAME PASS-REF AMM 71-00-00. ENG RUN OF #2 ENG COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY REF AMM 71-00-01B.

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