Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 24, 2013
Submitted
September 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
19,667 hours, 6,093 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
1851M36P10
Part serial
GRTA9169
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
25,866 hours, 8,004 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

SELECTED GROUND ON NR 2 ENGINE START SWITCH, ON REACHING 25 N1 RAISED START LEVER, EGT ROSE TO 250 DEG. BOX AROUND EGT STARTED FLASHING AND ENGINE UNWOUND. LOWERED START LEVER TO CUTOFF, CYCLED START SWITCH TO TRY AND MOTOR ENGINE, BUT STARTER WOULD NOT TURN ENG. NO READING ON N2. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE STARTER IAW AMM 80-11-01. ACCOMPLISHED TEST 1 AND 3A IAW AMM 80-11-01. NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.