Service difficulty report · Igniter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 13, 2023
Submitted
May 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
34,099 hours, 10,712 cycles
Part
Igniter
Part number
5188881
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

ENG #1 FAILED TO LIGHT OFF. ABORTED ENGINE START L IGNITION USED FOR START ATTEMPT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING IGN IAW FIN74-21 TASK 806 REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITER PLUGS L/H AND R/H OM ENG #1 IAW B737-900 AMM 74-21-02 AND PERFORMED IGNITION AUDIBLE TEST IAW AMM 74-00-00-750-801-F00 TEST OK.