Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
December 10, 2018
Submitted
December 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36352
Aircraft time
19,176 hours, 6,322 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
4246
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
76,410 hours, 36,056 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE THE START SWITCH MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION LIKE NORMAL, HOWEVER THE "START VALVE OPEN" LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY THE "OIL FILTER BYPASS" AND "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHTS FLASHED AND EVENTUALLY EXTINGUISHED. THE "START VALVE OPEN" LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FIM 80-07 TASK 809 FOUND FAULTY NR 2 ENG START VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG START VALVE IAW AMM 80-11-03 OPS CHECK OK.