Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 1, 2019
Submitted
December 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35682
Aircraft time
46,606 hours, 13,810 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27B3
Part
Starter
Part number
350594510
Part serial
GRTA3903C
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
62,266 hours, 22,650 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

#2 ENGINE N1 ROTATION STOPPED AT 20% AND THEN ROLLED BACK. START VALVE REMAINED OPEN AFTER SECOND ATTEMPT (N1 DIDN'T MAKE IT PAST 17% ON 2ND ATTEMPT). GROUNDED - YES. OPENED FAN COWLS #2 ENG REF B737-800 AMM 71-11-02-410-806-F00 USING ALT DEACTIVATION TABLE 3, ITEM 9. FOUND METAL DEBRIS COMING FROM THE STARTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER MOTOR REF AMM 80-11-01. SERVICED STARTER REF AMM 80-11-01-610-801-F00. PERFORMED DRY MOTOR LEAK TEST REF AMM 71-00-00-700-810-F00. NO LEAKS FOUND.