What was found
LEFT ENGINE FAILED TO START. CALLED DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, ARRIVED TO REPAIR AIRCRAFT. REPLACED BOTH IGNITERS BUT FAILED TO START. REPLACED IGNITER EXCITER. STARTS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2001
- Submitted
- November 26, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N505RP
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500450
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- System (JASC)
- 7412 · Exciter
- Part
- Exciter
- Part number
- IO3815502
- Part serial
- 8828R004
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 3,588 hours, 2,941 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.