Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
April 18, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21484
Aircraft time
72,285 hours, 42,960 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
69,451 hours, 52,730 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
97907821
Part serial
P990
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT CRUISE THE NR 1 ENG START VALVE ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED THE POM AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. OIL PRESSURE AT 37 PSI FOR 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES. REPLACED NR 1 ENG. START VALVE AND PRESSURE SWITCH RAN ENG. CK NORMAL. PERFORMED WINDMILLING INSPECTION PER M/M.