Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
February 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9677W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53627
Aircraft time
23,947 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
13,323 hours
Part
Start Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SLC INFLIGHT T2036/23JAN - AT ROTATION RIGHT START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE BELL SOUNDED FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHED. THE RIGHT START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ALSO EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED TO SLC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND START VALVE FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO BYPASS DUCT AND OTHER HARDWARE. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON 25 JAN 2008 AT SLC. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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