Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 18, 2010
Submitted
December 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N212UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30218
Aircraft time
37,820 hours, 8,290 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4084
Part
Start Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Starter
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE START VALVE LT FAILS TO OPEN. MAT SHOWS MAINT MSG 80-61561. REPLACED STARTER, NO HELP. STATUS MSG "L ENG START VALVE" DISPLAYED. MAT SHOWS SAME MSG. NEW START VALVE REPLACED, NO HELP. ORIGINAL REINSTALLED MR80102-21. SHUTDOWN APU AND RESTART, MOTORED AND STARTED NR1 ENGINE. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.