Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 14, 2013
Submitted
November 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53633
Aircraft time
39,592 hours, 18,996 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DFW LT OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 149 DEGREES & FUEL TEMPERATURE ON LT ENG WAS AT 88 DEGREES. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE & SHUT DOWN LT ENG SINGLE ENGINE TIME 18 MINUTES. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LT ENG FUEL HEAT VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.

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