What was found
STARTING NR 1 ENGINE, START VALVE STAYED OPEN AFTER ENGINE START. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED NR 1 ENG START VALVE, REF AMM 80-11-03-400-801. PERFORMED ENGINE START, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2013
- Submitted
- August 13, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N538AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 41188
- Aircraft time
- 4,943 hours, 1,449 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Start Valve
- Part number
- 32896302
- Part serial
- 14263
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 4,944 hours, 1,450 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.