Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 7, 2012
Submitted
August 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35192
Aircraft time
14,856 hours, 4,759 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B273
Part
Start Valve
Part number
S332A0022
Part serial
4246
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
57,988 hours, 28,780 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON NR 1ENGINE START , STARTER VALVE TAKES 15 SECONDS TO OPEN. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE IAW AMM 80-11-03. OPS CHECKED START VALVE, VALVE OPENED IMMEDIATELY. LEAK CHECK GOOD.