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An MD80's start valve light illuminated as the aircraft climbed to cruise after takeoff. An emergency declared and the aircraft returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 807963 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 807963 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 807964 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : start valve light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 22000 ft the start valve open light came on. Leveled off and completed emergency procedure. Declared an emergency and returned to land. Light went off after 5 mins. No other abnormal engine indications noted. Landed overweight at 131500 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80'S START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ACFT CLBED TO CRUISE AFTER TKOF. AN EMER DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: AT 22000 FT THE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON. LEVELED OFF AND COMPLETED EMER PROC. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND. LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER 5 MINS. NO OTHER ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS NOTED. LANDED OVERWT AT 131500 LBS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.