Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 2, 2005
Submitted
June 3, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945AS
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49643
Aircraft time
52,733 hours, 30,188 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Part number
320115
Part serial
21658
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Side
Part time
19,374 hours, 12,108 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, LT STARTER VALVE DID NOT OPEN AND ANTI-ICE BREAKER OF NOSE COWLING POPPED OUT. THE REPORT WAS DEFERRED BY MEL 80-2 AND THE ANTI ICE VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 30-20-01, TESTED CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORT WAS CLOSED.

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