Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
January 3, 2023
Submitted
January 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
26957
Aircraft time
87,873 hours, 39,936 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FIRE/DE - ABORTED ENGINE START ON RIGHT ENGINE. MOTORED ENGINE PER QRH. SWITCHED FROM ENG START 1 TO ENGINE START 2. SECOND ENGINE START INDICATED NORMAL IN COCKPIT BUT CAUSED SMALL TAIL PIPE FIRE. CAPTAIN THEN SHOT DOWN ENGINE. PERFORMED GVI OF FLAPS AND ENGINE TAIL PIPE AREA PER B757 AMM 05 -41. NO DAMAGE FOUND. R/R RT ENG NR 1 IGNITION EXCITOR AND SYSTEM #1 IGNITION PER B757 AMM 74-21. OPS NORMAL.