Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
August 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
74,554 hours, 21,620 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Start Valve
Part number
8113901
Part serial
39
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT STARTER VALVE EICAS & LT VALVE LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL DURING START. NO ROTATION WITH GOOD APU. START VALVE MUST BE MANUALLY OPENED AND CLOSED. REPLACED START VALVE, OPS CHECKED OKAY.