Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 22, 2014
Submitted
July 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
24,060 hours, 7,481 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
1046C
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
39,423 hours, 25,599 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

AFTER CONFIGURING THE PRESSURIZATION "BLEEDS OFF" PILOTS NOTED THE "CREW ALERT" FOR ENGINE NR 2 STARTER VALVE NOT IN COMMANDED POSITION. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R MW0312 NACELLE WIRING HARNESS, REF AMM 71-51-03-000-801-F00, ITEM 5. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE REF AMM 80-11-03, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK FOR WIRE HARNESS, EEC BITE TEST AND ACTUATORS TEST REF AMM 71-00-00 AND 73-21-00. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ACTUATORS TEST, RECEIVED MAINTENANCE MESSAGE HPTACC POSITION SIGNAL IS OUT OF RANGE AND FAULT CODE 75-10362. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 75-21, TASK 802, CONFIRMED FAULT. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 4, RESISTANCE CK. ALL CK'S GOOD. CLEANED CONNECTOR DP0903 (CH A) ALSO VALVE SIDE. SWAPPED CH A&B CONNECTORS IAW STEP 5, TEST PASS. RESTORED CONNECTORS TO ORIGINAL POSITION AND ACTUATORS TEST PASS IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-807-FOO.