Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 3, 2023
Submitted
June 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
40581
Aircraft time
37,880 hours, 15,808 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Engine time
33,598 hours, 14,221 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
350594512
Part serial
GRTF8527
Condition
Seized
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
24,737 hours, 10,433 cycles
Component
Engine · Cfmint · CFM567B
Component part number
CFM567B27EG05
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFTER PUSHBACK, ENGINE #1 START, N2 AT ZERO. START ABORTED. ON SECOND START ATTEMPT, ABORTED START AGAIN, ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND #1 ENGINE STARTER SEIZED CAUSING AN OVERHEAT AND FIRE INDICATION. REPLACED STARTER PER AMM 80-11-01.