What was found
(CAN) AFTER REFUELLING, LT DUMP VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE. AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONED VIA FERRY FLIGHT PERMIT TO LOCATION WHERE LT DUMP VALVE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 2002
- Submitted
- August 7, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8301
- Aircraft time
- 28,062 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PW123
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF15
- System (JASC)
- 2830 · Fuel Dump System
- Part
- Dump Valve
- Condition
- Sticking
- Location
- Fuel System
- Part time
- 28,500 hours, 30,142 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.