Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 10, 2010
Submitted
December 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30549
Aircraft time
42,784 hours, 5,459 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part number
50U984
Part serial
42
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

R2 IGNITOR STATUS MSG WITH FAILED ENG START. REPLACED IGNITOR, EXCITER AND IGNITER TO EXCITER CABLE IAW MM. NEED TO ACCOMPLISH 2 ENGINE STARTS TO CONFIRM FIX. ACCOMPLISHED 2 ENGINE STARTS. NO FAULTS WERE NOTED.