Service difficulty report · Exciter · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
February 26, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49641
Aircraft time
33,891 hours, 23,608 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
49,179 hours, 37,466 cycles
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part number
103538754
Part serial
382300
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
312 hours, 202 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WITH LEFT IGNITION SYSTEM IN OVERRIDE, THE LEFT ENGINE DID NOT START. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER C/B U42 WAS REESTABLISHED BUT FAILURE CONTINUED. THE LEFT IGNITION C/B WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 74-A BUT DURING PUSH BACK, THE LEFT ENGINE IGNITION WAS OUT SERVICE AGAIN. THE LEFT SIDE EXCITER IGNITION WAS REPLACED IAW MM 74-10-01, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, IGNITION SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW MM 74-10-01, ALL CORRECT.

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