Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 24, 2017
Submitted
April 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N944DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49817
Aircraft time
72,387 hours, 54,272 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
49,127 hours, 36,436 cycles
Part
Anti-Ice Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ANTI-ICE VALVE RIGHT ENGINE LEFT CIRCUIT BREAKER FOUND TRIPPED ON ARRIVAL TO AIRCRAFT. WHEN RESET, CIRCUIT BREAKER SPARKED AND SMOKE CAME OUT. RT ENG LEFT ANTIICE VALVE LOCKED OPEN AND CONNECTER REMOVED AND STOWED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER REMAINS IN. REMOVED FWD F/A PANEL. GVI PERFORMED NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R THE RT ENGINE LT ANTI ICE VALVE IAW AMM 75-10. R & R THE CIRCUIT BREAKER B1-54 IAW 20-00-00. OPS CHECKED OPERATION OF VALVE SEVERAL TIMES , NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. VALVE OPERATES NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

More about the Doug MD-88