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The engine start valve light came on requiring the flight crew to shut down the engine, declare an emergency and land at the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gso |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 13000 |
| ASRS Report | 303386 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In level cruise flight the #1 engine 'start valve open' light began to flicker. At that point we requested FL250 in case we had to shut the engine down. Center was unable because of conflicting traffic. We pulled the #1 throttle back to idle and the light went out momentarily, but soon came back on and flickered again for a few seconds. The light then came on and stayed on. At that point, as per emergency checklist, the #1 engine was shut down. We declared an emergency and diverted to gso. We requested the emergency equipment to be standing by as a precaution. The landing at gso was without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE ENG START VALVE LIGHT CAME ON REQUIRING THE FLC TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG, DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: IN LEVEL CRUISE FLT THE #1 ENG 'START VALVE OPEN' LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER. AT THAT POINT WE REQUESTED FL250 IN CASE WE HAD TO SHUT THE ENG DOWN. CTR WAS UNABLE BECAUSE OF CONFLICTING TFC. WE PULLED THE #1 THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT MOMENTARILY, BUT SOON CAME BACK ON AND FLICKERED AGAIN FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AT THAT POINT, AS PER EMER CHKLIST, THE #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO GSO. WE REQUESTED THE EMER EQUIP TO BE STANDING BY AS A PRECAUTION. THE LNDG AT GSO WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.