Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 4, 2013
Submitted
November 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25323
Aircraft time
82,460 hours, 23,765 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Starter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LEFT ENGINE START ATTEMPT, WHILE ENGINE WAS ROTATING, HAD EICAS ENGINE STARTER MESSAGE, ABORTED START. MX CLEANED CONNECTOR & PERFORMED ENGINE MOTOR VALVE APPEARS STIFF.