What was found
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE STARTER VALVE DID NOT OPEN. THE PLUG WAS CLEANED AND THE CROSSBLEED RIGHT SIDE WAS RESET, TESTS OK. TESTED SUCH VALVE, ALL CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- October 13, 2002
- Submitted
- October 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N162PL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49765
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Eng Starter
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.