Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767222

Difficulty date
January 12, 2004
Submitted
January 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620UA
Make and model
Boeing 767222
Aircraft serial
21880
Aircraft time
18,966 hours, 73,899 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Part
Switch
Condition
Misused
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RETURNED TO BLOCKS DUE TO ANTI ICE VALVE WARNING. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED MOST LIKELY WHEN THE LT ENGINE ANTI-VALVE WAS DEFERRED INOPERATIVE PER THE MEL, AND, THE LT ENGINE ANTI-ICE VALVE SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE INCORRECT POSITION AFTER REVIEWING THE MEL PROCEDURE, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THE MEL WAS UNCLEAR WHAT POSITION THE VALVE SWITCH SHOULD BE IN WHEN THE VALVE WAS DEFERRED INOP. THIS STEP IS BEING CLARIFIED IN A REVISION TO THE MEL PROCEDURE.