Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
December 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Part
Valve
Part number
197303
Condition
Failed Closed
Location
Motive Xsfer
Part time
49,102 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN)DURING APPROACH THE #3 SCHEDULE LIGHT CAME ON. QRH CARRIED OUT. THE #3 FUEL TANK FORWARD AND AFT LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE #3 ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 1,000 FEET. ENGINE CROSSFEED VALVE OPEN ED AND TRANSFER PUMPS ON, ENGINE RELIGHT AT 200 FEET. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND GRAVITY SYSTEM TRANSFER NORMAL BUT NO CHANGE USING MOTIVE TRANSFER SYSTEM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE INBOARD MOTIVE TRANSFER SHUT-OFF VALVE HAD FAILED INTERNALLY, INTERNAL GATE CLOSE, VALVE WAS REPLACED AS PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-21-13.

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