Service difficulty report · Igniter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 10, 2009
Submitted
September 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26946
Aircraft time
53,385 hours, 7,845 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Igniter
Part number
50U984
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENG IGNITER L1 LEFT ENGINE FAILED TO IGNITE USING IGNITER 1. STATUS MSG01- NOT ACTIVE ENGINE START MODE DEPENDENT; IGNITION SYSTEM NR 1 (L ENG) FAILED TO LIGHT ENGINE. DB- ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL (L ENG, CH B) MSG-7461491 INACTV ES MODE. REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 IGNITER AND TESTED NORMAL.