Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
November 18, 2019
Submitted
November 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
35206
Aircraft time
26,082 hours, 8,438 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
15014
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
26,086 hours, 8,439 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

AFTER PUSHBACK, WE STARTED ENGINE #2, NORMAL START INCLUDING START SWITCH MOVING TO OFF AT 56%, BUT THEN START VALVE OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. WE PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE, SHUTDOWN ENGINE, STARTED #1 AND TAXIIED TO GATE. START VALVE OPEN LIGHT FOR ENGINE #2 REMAINED ILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED EEC BITE CHK IAW B737-900 AMM 73-21-00. NO FAULT NOTED. R&R #2 ENG START VALVE PER AMM 80-11-03. OPS CHK FAILED. NO APU PSI RISE AND C/B P6-2 (C4) POPPING. SWAPPED IN ANOTHER START VALVE PER AMM 80-11-03. NO START VALVE OPEN LIGHT. R&R #2 ENG START SWITCH REF AMM 80-11-00. OPS TEST PASSED. PERFORMED POWERPLANT TEST 1 FOR #2 ENG START VALVE. TEST PASSED. OPS CHK GOOD. LEAK CHK GOOD REF AMM 71-00-00 AND AMM 80-11-03. START LIGHT SWITCH OPERATES NORMALLY.