Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 29, 2017
Submitted
January 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41705
Aircraft time
13,032 hours, 4,303 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
1851M36P12
Part serial
GRTF9155
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
12,913 hours, 4,264 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE START NORMAL INDICATIONS WHEN START LEVER PLACED TO IDLE. SHORTLY AFTER, TUG COMMANDED "ABORT" DUE TO SPARKS NEAR TAIL PIPE. PER QRC, PUT START LEVER - CUTOFF. N1 AND N2 BOTH WENT TO 0 WHILE START SWITCH STILL ON GND. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE START VALVE, REF AMM 80-11-03. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE STARTER, REF AMM 80-11-01. REMOVED AND INSTALLED QAD ADAPTER 2, REF AMM 80-11-02. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTORS AND SCAVENGE SCREEN, NO MATERIAL FOUND, REF AMM 79-00-00. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK OF NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE, NO LEAK NOTED, REF AMM 71-00-00, AND THE AIR STARTER LEAK CHECK, REF AMM 71-00-00, NO LEAK NOTED.