Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 7377BX

Difficulty date
September 8, 2013
Submitted
September 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737KA
Make and model
Boeing 7377BX
Aircraft serial
30740
Aircraft time
26,173 hours, 16,443 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
32896302
Part serial
7062
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING LT ENGINE START, LT "START VALVE OPEN" LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER ENGINE START SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. TROUBLESHOOTING IAW THE FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL, DETERMINED THE START VALVE HAD FAILED. REPLACED LT ENGINE START VALVE AND OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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