Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 24, 2002
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53421
Aircraft time
26,686 hours, 20,594 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
27,561 hours, 21,473 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
9794104
Part serial
3897C
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

IN CRUISE AT FL330, THE RT START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON. RAN CHECKLIST, WITH RIGHT ENGINE. AT IDLE THE OIL TEMP ROSE TO 136. AFTER APPROX. 1 MIN THE START VALVE LGHT WENT OFF. WITH THE POWER BACK UP THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN. LT ENGINE AT IDLE FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. CHECKED AND RESERVICED STARTER. NO METAL FOUND. REPLACED START VALVE PRECAUTIONARY. SHOOK START VALVE HARNESS AT ENGINE. CHECKS OK. FOUND RT SIDE ENGINE A/I DUCT RUPTURED. REPLACED SAME.

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