Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 27, 2008
Submitted
April 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26921
Aircraft time
51,181 hours, 9,662 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Starter
Part number
8088846
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Nr 1 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

NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE APPEARS TO BE ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY TO ALLOW MANUAL START, VALVE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH TUBE IN COWL. FOUND ALIGNMENT TANG TO BE 30 DEGREES OFF WHEN ASSEMBLED IN SHOP. REPLACED STARTER VALVE REF MM 80-11-02, OPS CHECKS OK.AC OK FOR SERVICE.