Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 1, 2012
Submitted
June 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49677
Aircraft time
67,856 hours, 35,472 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

MEM - INFLIGHT HSV-DFW. CREW REPORTED LEFT ENGINE START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED MEM LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LEFT ENGINE START VALVE INDICATION WAS PLACARD PER MEL AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. REPLACED START VALVE AT SAN ON 06/01/2012. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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