SDR 9716636729

Service difficulty report · Ind Switch · Boeing 747251F

Difficulty date
August 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629US
Make and model
Boeing 747251F
Aircraft serial
22388
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Part
Ind Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

AT FL250, THE NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO ANC WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE INDICATING SWITCH. EXACT PART CAUSING PROBLEM TO BE DETERMINED.