Service difficulty report · Augment Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 18, 2011
Submitted
August 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9619V
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53566
Aircraft time
40,453 hours, 19,053 cycles
Part
Augment Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ABQ - INFLIGHT PHX-DFW. CREW REPORTED WHILE IN CRUISE, SELECTED ENGINE ANTI ICE ON AND ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. ENGINE ANTI ICE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, COMPRESSOR STALLS WERE EXPERIENCED ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT ENGINES. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED ABQ LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT AUGMENTATION VALVE AND THERMAL SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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