Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 14, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35681
Aircraft time
36,130 hours, 10,661 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE START IN SJC NR 1 ENGINE N2 WAS VERY SLOW IN SPOOLING UP MAX ROTATION WAS 21.2 % AFTER APPROXIMATELY 35 SECONDS WITH START LEVER STILL IN CUTOFF. AFTER LEVER RAISED TO IDLE N2 AND N1 CONTINUED TO RISE SLOWLY BUT CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVING CUTOUT W/ NORMAL PARAMETERS 1 MINUTE +55 SECONDS AFTER ENGAGING STARTER. FUEL FLOW AND EGT AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS THROUGHOUT START MAX EGT APP 420 DEG. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED MULTIPLE ENGINE (NORMAL STARTS) WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. STARTING APU PRESSURE WHILE STARTING ENGINES AT 35 PSI. N2 INCREASED AT NORMAL RATE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AS A PRECAUTIONARY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R/H FLOW CONTROL AND SHUTOFF VALVE IAW AMM 21-51-01-000/400-802. LEAK TEST GOOD NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS TEST GOOD NO DEFECTS. NORMAL START IAW AMM 71-00-00-800-808. MAX MOTORING REACHED 29% N2 ON ALL ENGINE STARTS.