Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
November 20, 2007
Submitted
November 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524MD
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46999
Aircraft time
71,461 hours, 17,422 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Engine time
76,335 hours, 18,942 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
898980X3
Part serial
AEX11185C
Condition
Erratic
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL, UPON ADVANCING THE POWER LEVERS TO MAX TAKEOFF THRUST NR 1 ENGINE REVERSER PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED; CANCELLED THE TAKEOFF. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. REVERSER NR 1 PREVIOUS DEACTIVATED AND SECURED LOCK, TRANSFERRED TO DMI NR 21213; RE-CHECKED FOUND LOCKED; DEACTIVATED "LIGHT" IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M 78-00-22 AND DDG 78-1. ON T/S, FOUND NR 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER OVER PRESSURE INLET S/O VALVE AND PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE WORKING ERRATIC. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH VALVES OVER PRESSURE AND REGULATOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK FOUND NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DC-10 M/M 78-31-09/78-31-05. DMI NR 21213 CLEARED (SEE LOG PAGE NR 120797).

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