What was found
AIR TURNBACK DUE TO NR 3 ENGINE START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT. FOUND STARTER VALVE AT FAULT. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO STARTER AND STARTER ADAPTOR. REPLACED STARTER VALVE STARTER AND STARTER GEARBOX ADAPTER.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2000
- Submitted
- April 19, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N515DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21431
- Aircraft time
- 63,767 hours, 48,514 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Engine time
- 69,712 hours, 55,211 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Component
- Valve · 97907821
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.