What was found
ABORTED START ON NR 1 ENGINE, DUE TO SLOW ACCELERATION AND SPARKS FROM STARTER EXHAUST. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE STARTER PER MM 80-40-07. FUNCTION CHECKS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2006
- Submitted
- February 16, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N509MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747230B
- Aircraft serial
- 21221
- Aircraft time
- 115,428 hours, 21,981 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF650E2
- Engine time
- 62,837 hours, 11,350 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 38402251
- Part serial
- AEX03401
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.