Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 23, 2016
Submitted
July 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
9,431 hours, 3,065 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
15866
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
9,434 hours, 3,066 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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, NR 2 START VALVE DID NOT CLOSE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED MANUAL OVERRIDE OF NR 2 START VALVE IAW MM 70-00-00-500-809-F00. FOUND START VALVE NOT FULLY CLOSING. PERFORMED A MANUAL OVERRIDE, START VALVE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE IAW AMM 80-11-03-000-801-F00 AND 80-11-03-400-801-F00.