Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 737275

Difficulty date
July 29, 2001
Submitted
September 17, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 737275
Aircraft time
52,566 hours, 47,960 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Valve
Part number
97910211
Condition
Failed
Location
Starter
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) TWO AIR TURN BACK DUE TO A #1 START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. ACCOMPLISHED #1 ENGINE FAILURE SHUTDOWN TWICE.AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE STARTER, START VALVE AND ACTUATOR PRESSURE SWITCH WERE CHANGED, & THE SECOND TIME THE START VALVE & THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRST START VALVE WAS A ROGUE UNIT. THE FINAL FIX WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER VALVE.