Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 26, 2013
Submitted
April 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35686
Aircraft time
20,725 hours, 6,456 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
3471
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
30,705 hours, 16,283 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

PUSHED BACK, STARTED NR 2 ENG , NORMAL START. PERFORMED AN ISOLATE/VENTALATE PROCEDURE ON NR 2 ENG . NOTICED NR 2 ENG START VALVE OPEN AND BOTH LIGHT BELOW IT (NO WORDS) FLASHING. PERFORMED QRH 7.11 THRU STEP NR 7, SHUTDOWN ENGINE. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE. OPS CHECKED START VALVE REF MM 80-11-03.