Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 29, 2019
Submitted
September 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
47,069 hours, 14,026 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
11591
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
39,490 hours, 12,196 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

RT ENG ON START EXTREMELY SLOW TO ACHIEVE 25% N2. LT ENGINE SPOOLS RAPIDLY (NORMAL) TO 25% PLUS. DUCT PRESSURE ON START 20 DEG C OAT WAS 42 PSI. AFTER T/O L/H DUCT PRESS - 31 PSI. RT DUCT PRESSURE 48 PSI. CRUISE LT DUCT PRESS - 35 PSI, RT DUCT 44 PSI. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND #2 ENG START VALVE NO FULLY OPENING. REMOVED & REPLACED #2 ENG START VALVE REF AMM 80-11-03. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. #2 ENG MOTORS NORMALLY SPOOLS NORMALLY & ACHIEVES 30% N2. ENGINE STARTS NORMALLY.