Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 26, 2017
Submitted
May 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41733
Aircraft time
17,364 hours, 5,701 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27E
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
14834
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
17,354 hours, 5,699 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 START VALVE REMAINED OPEN AFTER ENGINE START. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 START VALVE. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 80-11-03 .