Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
January 28, 2006
Submitted
January 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
38,367 hours, 30,579 cycles
Part
Start Valve
Part number
9794104
Part serial
P15640
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
16,960 hours, 10,205 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 AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE LIGHT OF THE RIGHT START VALVE TURNED ON. THE START VALVE REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 80-1. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE RIGHT START VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 80-10-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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