What was found
LEFT ENGINE START VALVE WOULD NOT OPEN. TWO ATTEMPTS, START VALVE WON'T OPEN NORMALLY. REPLACED STARTER CONTROL VALVE, OP CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2011
- Submitted
- October 20, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N597UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28750
- Aircraft time
- 49,759 hours, 14,009 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Control Valve
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Starter
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.