Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Doug DC872

Difficulty date
October 1, 2006
Submitted
October 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721CX
Make and model
Doug DC872
Aircraft serial
46013
Aircraft time
82,676 hours, 21,050 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C1
Engine time
28,333 hours, 6,616 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
28,333 hours, 6,616 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FROM RJTY NUMBER ONE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT FL340. THE CREW RETURNED TO RJTY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE, AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REMOVED AND NO ABNORMAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND. NEW FUEL FILTERS WERE INSTALLED. MAINTENANCE ALSO INSPECTED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND FOUND THE NUMBER ONE MAIN SURGE BOX BAFFLE DOORS IN THE WRONG POSITIONS, AND THE NUMBER ONE TANK SELECTOR VALVE OUT OF RIG. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE SURGE BOX BAFFLE DOORS IN THE CORRECT POSITIONS, AND RIGGED THE SELECTOR VALVE. A NEGATIVE PRESSURE CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON THE FUEL FEED LINE TO THE ENGINE, ALL CHECKS WERE WITHIN LIMITS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY, AND TH

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