Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
August 5, 2023
Submitted
August 7, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
55,204 hours, 16,485 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896305
Part serial
1684
Condition
Inoperative
Location
#2 Engine
Part time
11,848 hours, 3,341 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

#2 ENGINE START VALVE WILL NOT OPEN. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED & REPLACED ENG #2 START VALVE REF AMM 80-11-03/401. TWO C/B'S OPEN & TWO C/B'S CLOSED. POWERPLANT TEST REFERENCE TABLE, PROCEDURE C-(1)(B) PNEUMATIC LEAK CHECK ACCOMPLISHED REF AMM TASK 71-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.