MD80 flight crew experienced a start valve open light at FL190 in climb. An emergency was declared; the QRH complied with and the flight returned to their departure airport.

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Attributes
ACN	897499
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Starting System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

In climb; about FL190 left start valve open annunciation displayed. Ran QRH procedure. Leveled at FL210. Declared an emergency and returned to departure airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 flight crew experienced a start valve open light at FL190 in climb. An emergency was declared; the QRH complied with and the flight returned to their departure airport.

Narrative: In climb; about FL190 left start valve open annunciation displayed. Ran QRH procedure. Leveled at FL210. Declared an emergency and returned to departure airport.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.