Incident at Philipsburg, PA, USA
Summary
1996-10-10: During a climb from FL260 to FL290, the #3 engine "start valve open" light illuminated. The flight crew shut the #3 engine down and returned to Toronto. After dumping fuel, the aircraft landed uneventfully at Toronto. Company maintenance reported they found some insulation chaffed from an electrical wire in the start valve position indicator system. The wire was replaced and the aircraft returned to service. Ops. Impact -- unknown. From a TSB Initial Notification.
Details
| CADORS Number | 1996O0458 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Reported By | Other |
| Occurred At | 1996-10-05 - 13:10 |
| Day or Night? | |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | |
| Aerodrome ID | |
| Aerodrome Name | |
| Geographic Location | the United States of America, North America, National Capital Region (NCR), Philipsburg, PA, USA |
| TSB Occurrence Number | |
| TSB Class of Investigation | |
| AOR Number | |
| Reported By | Other |
| Categories | System/component failure or malfunction [powerplant],System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant] |
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Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
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|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | FRYS | Flightaware (Registration) | Flightaware (Tracking) | AvHerald |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | Canada |
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Owner | ROYAL AVIATION INC. |
| Operator | Commercial |
| Make |
BOEING |
| Model | 727 212 |
| Year Built | 1977 |
| Engine Type | Turbo fan |
| Engine Make | |
| Engine Model | |
| Gear Type | Land |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
| Flight Number | ROY169 |
| Flight Rule | |
| CARS Subpart | |
| Phase of Flight | Climb |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Flight instrument failure,Engine shut down |