Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
October 15, 2018
Submitted
October 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35683
Aircraft time
42,504 hours, 12,781 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
11174
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
38,938 hours, 11,964 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

RIGHT ENGINE START SWITCH FAILED TO ENGAGE THE START MODE IN MEX. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS START MODE WAS SUCCESSFUL ONLY AFTER HOLDING THE START SWITCH HARD OVER AND HOLDING IN THERE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE START SWITCH REFERENCE AMM 80-11-00. DURING FIRST ATTEMPT ON ENGINE START NO START VALVE OPEN INDICATION OR N2 INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE REF AMM 80-11-03.