Service difficulty report · Starter · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
October 22, 2009
Submitted
October 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
29378
Aircraft time
28,936 hours, 9,784 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
24,551 hours, 11,066 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
784750A6
Part serial
960625
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 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

LEFT ENG START HUNG UP AT 42 PERCENT N2. NO N2 RISE ON SECOND START ATTEMPT. START VALVE LIGHT CYCLED NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE STARTER PER AMM PERFORMED LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE NR 1 RUN UP ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. ETOPS CATEGORY 'D': INABILITY TO CTRL ENG OR GET DESIRED PWR.