Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 4, 2015
Submitted
March 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35178
Aircraft time
31,652 hours, 9,470 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Shutoff Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine Start
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

INSUFFICANT AIR TO START ENG, ENG START UNSUCCESSFUL WITH HUFFER AT 25 PSI. ACFT GROUNDED. OPENED NR 2 ENGINE & INSPECTED PRSOV & FOUND IN CLOSED POSITION. CLOSED NR 2 ENGINE. DUCT DOWN STREAM OF RT PACK SOV WAS HOT WITH PACK SW IN OFF POSITION. DISCONNECTED, CONNECTOR PLUG AT NR 2 STARTER & PLACED START SWITCH TO GROUND. APU WENT TO HIGH MODE & RT PACK VALVE CLOSED COMPLETELY. RECONNECTED NR 2 STARTER CONNECTOR PLUG & ACCOMPLISHED 2 DRY MOTOR RUNS TO 29 PERCENT N2 BOTH ENGINES. RT PACK VALVE OPS CHECKED ON GROUND. OPS CHECK GOOD. GROUND VERIFICATION COMPLETED. BOTH ENGINES SPOIL UP TO 29 PERCENT N2.