Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 13, 2015
Submitted
October 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
285 hours, 99 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
17463
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
278 hours, 97 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

DURING START OF ENGINE NR 2, THE "START VALVE OPEN" REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE ENGINE START SEQUENCE. ALL ENGINE START PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ACFT GROUNDED. ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL & DEU BITE GOOD WITH NO FAULTS LOGGED IAW FIM 80-07, TASK 809 NR 2 START VALVE BAD. REPLACED NR 2 START VALVE, REF AMM 80-11-03-000-801-FOO TEST OF BONDING STRAP IS GOOD REF 80-11-03. OPS CK GOOD IAW AMM 71-00-00-800-811-FOO. START VALVE INSTALL COMPLETE AND OPS GOOD.