Service difficulty report · Ignition Unit · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
December 17, 2004
Submitted
December 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Aircraft time
34,727 hours, 29,290 cycles
Part
Ignition Unit
Part number
10353875
Part serial
90382264
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
26,038 hours, 20,232 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING ENGINES STARTING, IGNITION SYSTEM FAILED IN BOTH ENGINES. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION WAS DETECTED THAT 115VAC WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND SWITCH FASTENERS LOOSEN IN TWO LINES. FASTENERS WERE TIGHTENED AND ENGINES STARTING WAS CORRECT. DURING TRANSIT AT MEX, IGNITION BOX WAS REPLACED IAW MM 74-10-01, TESTED CORRECT.

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