Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 9, 2021
Submitted
December 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
49,808 hours, 14,817 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
13264
Condition
Faulty
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
37,600 hours, 10,912 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

WITH #1 START SWITCH IN GROUND POSITION NO N2 ROTATION NOTED. GROUNDED - YES. CYCLED #1 START CONTROL VALVE. PERFORMED NORMAL START - OPS GOOD. REF B737-800 AMM 71-00-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE START VALVE PER AMM 80-11-03. OPS CHECK NORMAL. PERFORMED PNEUMATIC LEAK CHECK PER AMM 71-00-00 TEST 1. NO LEAKS DETECTED. GROUND VERIFICATION CHECK GOOD.