Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 3, 2014
Submitted
February 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7540A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49994
Aircraft time
66,773 hours, 34,788 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Valve
Part number
3929746
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt 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

RDU INFLIGHT EWR-DFW. THE RT HAND ENG FUEL HEAT TEMPERATURE INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED RDU LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT ENG FUEL HEAT VLV. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.

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