SDR WRLA98071

Service difficulty report · S/O Valve · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
January 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117WA
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48318
Part
S/O Valve
Part number
AV16B1926C
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Fuel System
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING AIR TURN BACK FOR PASSENGER MEDICAL EMERGENCY, FLIGHT CREW ACTIVATED FUEL DUMP PROCEDURES TO REDUCE A/C WEIGHT TO BELOW MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT. DURING FUEL DUMP PROCEDURES, 'DUMP VALVE OPEN' LIGHT FAILED TO GO OFF WHEN DUMP SWITCH WAS POSITIONED TO CLOSE. FLIGHT CREW RESET C/B, BUT SAME INDICATION WAS NOTED. ADDITIONALLY FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO TRANSFER FUEL, CONFIRMING THE LEFT DUMP VALVE WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. GROUND MX FOUND LEFT FUEL DUMP SYSTEM SHUT OFF VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRICALLY. PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON SITE. VALVE WAS MANUALLY CLOSED PER MM PROCEDURES AND DEFERRED PER MEL PROCEDURES. A/C RETURNED TO SERV

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