Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 15, 2013
Submitted
March 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
59,985 hours, 16,769 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Start Valve
Part number
8113901
Part serial
166
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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.

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE START VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER RIGHT ENGINE START. ATTEMPTED TO COMPLY WITH MEL CARD 8000B (ENG START VALVE LIGHT) BUT WE COULD NOT CONFIRM START VALVE IS CLOSING. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE START VALVE PER MM, OPS NORMAL. MAX MOTOR AND START VALVE POSITION INDICATION NORMAL.