Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 767231

Difficulty date
January 30, 2026
Submitted
January 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650GT
Make and model
Boeing 767231
Aircraft serial
22566
Aircraft time
94,923 hours, 28,498 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
7755383
Part serial
T35620
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
8,680 hours, 5,617 cycles
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

DURING TAXI OUT, UPON START ATTEMPT FOR LH ENG, ENG START VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS (BTB). DEFERRED LT ENG START VALVE PER MEL 80-00-2-1. PLACARDS INSTALLED. MBCB 02/09/26. REPLACED LT ENGINE START VALVE PER B767 AMM 80-11-02. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL. DI AND PLACARD REMOVED. NO MTC PROCEDURES APPLIED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.