Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
February 20, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23105
Aircraft time
49,053 hours, 38,512 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Engine time
42,660 hours, 31,518 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
2730426
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMBOUT ISOLATION VALVE AND ENGINE BLEED VALVE WERE CLOSED. LIGHT WENT OUT AT LOW PWR SETTING. LIGHT STAYED OUT AT LOW PWR. FOUND F/F XMTR LEAKING AT HI PWR SETTING. REPLACED PACKING AND BACK UP RINGS. REPLACED START VALVE AND PRESS SWITCH. ALSO CLEANED CONNECTOR ALL FUEL SOAKED.