SDR 200411007

Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 15, 2004
Submitted
November 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
58,243 hours, 43,746 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO STARTER VALVE WAS NOT OPEN. SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND LINE WAS FOUND BROKEN. LINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 80-10-00, TEST CORRECT.

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