Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
December 11, 2017
Submitted
December 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1480
Aircraft time
16,817 hours, 2,709 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32915222
Part serial
1141
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
28,416 hours, 4,194 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ADJUSTING ALTITUDE FROM FL 360 TO FL 380 AS SOON AS POWER(A/T) INCREASED ENGINE HAD 2 COMPRESSOR STALLS ABOUT 15 SECS APART. N3VIB INCREASED TO 7.0 RUNNING AT REDUCED POWER LOWERED IT TO 3.9. REPLACED STARTER VALVE.

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