Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 25, 2017
Submitted
October 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
9,214 hours, 3,060 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
17280
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
9,214 hours, 3,060 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 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER ABORTED START. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE START VALVE, OPS AND LEAK AND GROUND VERIFICATION GOOD IAW AMM 80-11-03, ENG RUN CHECKED GOOD.