Service difficulty report · Igniter Box · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 27, 2006
Submitted
May 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N861LF
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49826
Aircraft time
49,713 hours, 31,131 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
45,929 hours, 28,402 cycles
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Igniter Box
Part number
103538754
Part serial
092237
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,982 hours, 1,121 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 DUE TO CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TAXIING AND AFTER TWO RIGHT ENGINE STARTING ATTEMPTS, EGT'S DID NOT INCREASE, PERCEIVING STRONG FUEL ODOR. AT PLATFORM, IGNITER BOX WAS REPLACED IAW MM 74-10-01, TESTED CORRECT IAW MM 74-00-00.

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