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After EICAS warned of a stuck open wing anti-ice valve a B767-300 relief pilot was tasked with communicating with maintenance and dispatch while the flying crew coordinated their return for maintenance attention. The relief pilot encountered some difficulty maintaining communications; but was able to complete his assigned tasks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1024777 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic Control Valves |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Relief Pilot Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During climb we observed a right wing anti-ice EICAS message which meant the right wing anti-ice valve was now open with the switch in the off position. As the relief pilot; I was asked by the captain to run the checklist and get in touch with maintenance. It was very difficult to get a good connection with dispatch or maintenance for some 10 minutes. The phone patch dropped several times; for instance. After some time I was able to have a productive communication with maintenance control and dispatch. They agreed we needed to return.I informed the captain; who then asked that I coordinate our return with local operations i.e. Gates; passenger issues etc. While speaking to these various agencies I was not on active ATC frequency and was not aware of the routes or the arrival given to us.we landed safely and the plane was fixed overnight. We departed for paris the next day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After EICAS warned of a stuck open wing anti-ice valve a B767-300 Relief Pilot was tasked with communicating with Maintenance and Dispatch while the flying crew coordinated their return for maintenance attention. The Relief Pilot encountered some difficulty maintaining communications; but was able to complete his assigned tasks.
Narrative: During climb we observed a right wing anti-ice EICAS message which meant the right wing anti-ice valve was now open with the switch in the off position. As the Relief Pilot; I was asked by the Captain to run the checklist and get in touch with Maintenance. It was very difficult to get a good connection with Dispatch or Maintenance for some 10 minutes. The phone patch dropped several times; for instance. After some time I was able to have a productive communication with Maintenance Control and Dispatch. They agreed we needed to return.I informed the Captain; who then asked that I coordinate our return with local operations i.e. gates; passenger issues etc. While speaking to these various agencies I was not on active ATC frequency and was not aware of the routes or the arrival given to us.We landed safely and the plane was fixed overnight. We departed for Paris the next day.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.