Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 17, 2021
Submitted
February 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
36482
Aircraft time
43,908 hours, 12,977 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
11679
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
43,896 hours, 12,967 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

NUMBER 2 ENG START SWITCH DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED IN GRD AND NO ROTATION. GROUNDED - YES. B737-800 FIM 80-07 TASK 806, OPENED NR 2 ENGINE COWL. DISCONNECTED CANNON PLUG FROM START VALVE CB NOW STAYS IN AND START SWITCH STAYS IN GROUND POSITION. RECONNECT CANNON PLUG TO START VALVE AND WHEN START SWITCH PLACED TO GROUND START VALVE CB IMMEDIATELY POPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE, LEAK AND OPS CK NORMAL. REF B737-800 AMM 80-11-03. GROUND VERIFICATION CHECK GOOD.