Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737752

Difficulty date
August 27, 2015
Submitted
October 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784XA
Make and model
Boeing 737752
Aircraft serial
33784
Aircraft time
39,842 hours, 20,268 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B22
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
SS
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
32,063 hours, 16,275 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE THAT DURING LT ENGINE START, THE LT START VALVE OPEN LIGHT TURNED ON. DEFERRED IAW MEL 80-3-3 CAT C. REPLACED THE STARTER VLV IAW AMM 80-11-03, TESTED CORRECT.