- Difficulty date
- December 25, 2009
- Submitted
- December 28, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30551
- Aircraft time
- 37,145 hours, 4,601 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW40903
- Part
- Igniter
- Part number
- 50U984
- Part serial
- 3
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
ENGINE IGNITOR L1 LT ENG FAILED TO IGNITE USING IGNITOR 1. STATUS CREW COMMENTS: STATUS MSG ENG IGN L1 MSG-7461491 INACTV ES MODE. REPLACED L1 UPPER IGNITOR PLUG. REPLACED L1 UPPER IGNITOR. CABLE AND REPLACED L1 UPPER IGNITOR. EXCITER BOX. ACCMP'D AUDIBLE TEST. OPS CHECK PASSED.