What was found
START VALVE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER ENGINE START. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED REF 7.11, QRH PROCEDURE FOR NO STARTER CUTOUT/START VALVE OPEN. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE START NORMAL. ALL OTHER STARTS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2016
- Submitted
- March 14, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 60576
- Aircraft time
- 2,604 hours, 874 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM567B27E
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Start Valve
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- 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.