Service difficulty report · Igniter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 17, 2010
Submitted
August 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
70,174 hours, 20,407 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Igniter
Part number
AA72SA
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RT ENGINE WOULD NOT LITE (2 ATTEMPTS) RETURNED TO GATE. NR 2 IGNITION INOP. CREW STARTED RT ENGINE WITH THE NR 1 IGNITION AND THE ENGINE STARTED NORMAL AT THE GATE. FOUND NR 2 IGNITOR PLUG HAD SEVERE BURN DAMAGE. REPLACED IGNITOR PLUG AND STARTED NR2 ENG WITH NR2 IGN SYS SUCCESSFULLY.