What was found
INLET AND FAN BLADES DETAILED INSP FOUND BOTH FWD & AFT TURNBUCKLE LINKS ON START VALVE VALVE HAVE BAD BEARINGS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD TURNBUCKLE AND REMOVED AFT TURNBUCKLE REF POWER PLANT BUILD UP MANUAL 71-00-02.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2019
- Submitted
- January 16, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N442AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 43293
- Aircraft time
- 20,613 hours, 6,808 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Link Assy
- Part number
- 322U23382
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Start Valve
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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