SDR GAIA00504

Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
August 17, 2000
Submitted
December 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180AX
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
20041
Part
Start Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: IN CLIMB, THE NR 3 ENGINE START VALVE LIGHT ACME ON. PERFORMED ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MHR AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. RAN NR 3 ENGINE THREE TIMES AND VERIFIED START VALVE OPEN AND CLOSING. VALVE OPERATED NORMALLY AT THE PROPER TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.