Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 12, 2022
Submitted
July 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
55,917 hours, 16,413 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
2812
Condition
Degraded
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
18,339 hours, 5,105 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

#2 ENGINE SLUGGISH TO START. N2 ACCELERATES TO 21-22% IN OVER 30 SEC AND DOES NOT INCREASE BEYOND THAT WITHIN THE START PARAMETERS. EGT T NORMAL DURING START. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE START VALVE REF B737-800 AMM 80-11-03. OPS CHECK GOOD. LEAK CHECK GOOD REF AMM 71-00-00-700-809-F00. ENGINE STARTS NORMAL.