Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
October 13, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8882Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21579
Aircraft time
54,031 hours, 35,875 cycles
Engine time
63,886 hours, 54,087 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE START VALVE CAME AT CLIMBOUT POWER 1.96 EPR WITH THE AIRCRAFT PASSING 5000 FT MSL. AFTER ENGINE NR 2 WAS RETARDEDTHE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN. REPLACED START VALVE AND PRESS SW; CKD CHIP DETECTOR AND STRAINER, CKS OK. REPLACED OIL FILTER. PERF WINDMILL INSPECTION PER MM. PERF HIGH PWR RUN, CKS GOOD.