Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
August 2, 2019
Submitted
August 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
22,775 hours, 7,415 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
14952
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
20,961 hours, 6,828 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

#1 ENGINE START VALVE FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER ENGINE START. RAN QRH AND STILL DIDNT CLOSE. GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED #1 ENG START VALVE REF B737-900 AMM 80-11-03. OPS NORMAL.