Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 28, 2020
Submitted
November 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41704
Aircraft time
26,972 hours, 8,616 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896305
Part serial
6669
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
71,557 hours, 26,254 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE REMAINED OPEN AFTER 55% N2 CLOSED WITH START SWITCH TO OFF. GROUNDED-YES. AS REQUESTED, REF B737-900 WDM 80-11-11 AND B737-900 AMM 80-11-03, VERIFIED 28VDC AT START VALVE NUMEROUS TIMES WITH ENGINE START SW TO GROUND POSITION. NO INTERMITTENT OPERATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE, REF B737-900 AMM 80-11-03 AND PERFORMED A GOOD START VALVE TEST. ACCOMPLISHED NR 2 ENGINE START, REF AMM 71-00-00. STARTER SWITCH CUT OUT NORMALLY OCCURRED AT 56% N2.