What was found
VALVE AND/OR VALVE INDICATOR SWITCH WORKED SPORADICALLY. DURING FLIGHT, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO POSITIVELY VERIFY OPENING OF VALVE WHEN VALVE LINE WAS PULLED.
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Camron R420
- Aircraft serial
- 4232
- System (JASC)
- 5102 · Balloon Reports
- Part
- Gas Valve
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Balloon Envelope
- Part time
- 3 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.