Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 30, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35205
Aircraft time
10,801 hours, 3,448 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
3467
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
49,522 hours, 26,290 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

WHEN STARTING ENGINE NR 1, THE START WAS NORMAL-INCLUDING THE START SWITCH AUTOMATICALLY CLICKING OFF. THE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND STARTED TO FLASH. FOLLOWING THE QRH AND ACCOMPLISHING STEP NR 5, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. STEP NR 7 DIRECTED US TO SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE. ACFT GROUNDED. REF FIM 80-07, TASK 809, INSPECTED ENGINE NR 1 START VALVE, NO FAULTS FOUND. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED RUN ENGINE START AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. TSR ISSUED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE IAW AMM 80-11-03-400-801-F00.