Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
April 24, 2016
Submitted
April 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
3,130 hours, 1,030 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
17276
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
3,130 hours, 1,030 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

NR 1 ENGINE HAS HISTORY OF START VALVE NOT INDICATING CLOSED AFTER START, ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW START VALVE REF AMM 80-11-03. ENGINE RUN REQUIRED TO VERIFY REPAIR. PERFORMED OPS CHECK REF AMM TASK 71-00-00-800-811-F00, TESTS 1 & 3A. OPS CHECK GOOD. START VALVE INDICATES CLOSED AFTER START & NO LEAKS FOUND.