What was found
REPORTS OF #2 ENGINE START VALVE IS SLOW TO OPEN OR STICKING. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE START VALVE REF AMM 80-11-03-400-801. REQUIRES PNEUMATIC LEAK CHECK. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2019
- Submitted
- July 1, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N494AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737990ER
- Aircraft serial
- 41729
- Aircraft time
- 13,630 hours, 4,375 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Start Valve
- Part number
- 32896302
- Part serial
- 17896
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 13,684 hours, 4,391 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.