Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 7379

Difficulty date
April 24, 2023
Submitted
April 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918AK
Make and model
Boeing 7379
Aircraft serial
44083
Aircraft time
7,186 hours, 2,190 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
635060834
Part serial
TMPGE40097
Condition
Broken
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
3,997 hours, 1,149 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

WHILE PERFORMING #2 ENG IDLE RUN, LOUD WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM STARTER. AFTER STARTER CUTOUT SOUND WENT AWAY. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF STARTER & FOUND STARTER FAN BLADE DAMAGED. REMOVED & REPLACED #2 ENG STARTER REF B737-9 AMM 80-11-01. LEAK & OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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