Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 20, 2021
Submitted
December 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
41188
Aircraft time
35,590 hours, 10,390 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
9041
Condition
Intermittent
Location
#1 Engine
Part time
56,215 hours, 16,972 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

DURING ENGINE START FA REPORT LOUD BANG UNDER FLOOR IN AFT GALLEY. GROUNDED - YES. T/S FOUND #1 ENGINE START VALVE INTERMITTENT. REPLACED #1 ENGINE START VALVE REF B737-800 AMM 80-11-03 STARTED #1 ENGINE TWO TIMES OPS NORMAL, NO BANG SOUND NOTED.