Service difficulty report · Exciter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 4, 2012
Submitted
March 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26690
Aircraft time
62,893 hours, 22,338 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
System (JASC)
7412 · Exciter
Part
Exciter
Part number
476493
Part serial
1121
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

CREW REPORT: NO ENG START LEFT ENGINE IGNITOR ON ONE NORMAL START IN BOTH. REPLACED LT ENGINE NR 1 SYS IGNITOR PLUG AND LT ENGINE NR 1 SYSTEM IGNITION EXCITER. PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LT ENG NR 1 SYSTEM IGN SYSTEM AND ENG RUN PER AMM 74-00-00.