What was found
ON CLIMBOUT, ENGINE VALVE CLOSED ILLUMINATED BRIGHT FOR 5 MINS, THEN WENT OUT. ON LANDING, 3 HRS LATER, ENGINE VALVE CLOSED LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED BRIGHT TILL SHUTDOWN WHICH THEN WENT DIM. ACFT GROUNDED, ON DEFERRAL.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2015
- Submitted
- September 15, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N453AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 36354
- Aircraft time
- 6,694 hours, 2,160 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27
- System (JASC)
- 7320 · Fuel Controlling System
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.