Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 14, 2013
Submitted
December 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35203
Aircraft time
7,595 hours, 2,197 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
13957
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
7,595 hours, 2,197 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

NR 1 START VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN, NO ROTATION, WHEN TRYING TO START THE NR 1 ENGINE. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED START VALVE & OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 80-11-03.