Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 25, 2014
Submitted
June 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35181
Aircraft time
28,958 hours, 8,819 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Start Valve
Stage of operation
AP
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

AT 9000 FEET DURING APPROACH, THROTTLES BACK, NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE, TURNED BOTH IGNITION SWITCHES FROM CONTINUOUS TO OFF, THEN BACK TO CONTINUOUS, MOVED BOTH THROTTLES UP, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ACFT GROUNDED. SUSPECT NR 1 ENG PNEUMATIC STARTER CONTROL VALVE DEFECTIVE. NR 1 ENG HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS REASONS. STARTER OPS CKS CARRIED OUT ON TC 78471001 UNDER, W/O 263885. EXISTING STARTER PRIOR TO ENGINE CHANGE TRANSFERRED TO DEFECT SHOP W/O 264541. NO HISTORY PREV 90 DAYS.