Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
August 30, 2021
Submitted
August 31, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
22786
Aircraft time
65,759 hours, 46,436 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A
Part
Start Valve
Part number
7755386
Part serial
910741
Condition
Binding
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

LH ENGINE START VALVE FAILED TO OPEN. AIRCRAFT BACK TO BLOCK AND GROUNDED BY MAINTENANCE. FOUND L/H ENGINE START VALVE BINDING DURING MANUAL OPERATION. REMOVED OLD, THEN INSTALLED NEW L/H START CONTROL VALVE PER AMM 80-11-02. AICRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.