Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
January 6, 2009
Submitted
January 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21345
Aircraft time
58,895 hours, 41,099 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Valve
Part number
2589419901
Part serial
90008164
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 600
Part time
270 hours, 212 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CAPTAIN'S RMI OFF FLAG WITH HDG LIGHT ON COMPARATOR. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED. THE NR 2 COMPASS RACK AND RT FLUX VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPS CHECK OF THE NR 2 COMPASS SYS WAS SATISFACTORY. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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