Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 18, 2008
Submitted
July 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29237
Aircraft time
35,256 hours, 9,945 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4052
Part
Starter
Part number
35054367
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ENG 1 HUNG START AT 43 PERCENT N2, EGT STABLE, START VALVE MESSAGE & START VALVE LIGHT DISAGREE ON OVERHEAD PANEL. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. GROUND CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG. FOUND STARTER SOAKED WITH OIL. OPENED START VALVE AND THERE WAS A STEADY STREAM OF OIL OUT THE AIR EXIT VANES OF THE STARTER WITH NO ENG ROTATION. REPLACED STARTER.