Air carrier medium large transport with faulty indication in cockpit had in-flight shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	93897
Time
Date	198809
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zhu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	93897
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	93798
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff from msy and while climbing through approximately 14000' MSL, the right engine start valve open light illuminated. This situation if not immediately corrected requires an engine shutdown. Corrective action was unsuccessful, so the required checklists were initiated. I instructed the first officer to advise ATC that we had an engine problem and wanted to return to msy. We were given immediate clearance and started back for the airport. The next few mins were occupied with completing the checklists, descending and advising the passenger of the problem. I then instructed the first officer to advise company of the nature of our problem, that we were returning, and that maintenance would be needed. ATC asked if we were declaring an emergency or wanted equipment standing by. We responded no to both questions. The landing was uneventful, and the problem turned out to be a false indication. In reviewing the situation afterwards, neither the first officer nor I were certain that we had specifically advised ATC of the engine shutdown. However, we both feel that company was advised on the specifics of the problem and the fact that an engine had been shut down. In a repeat situation, I would try harder to ensure that ATC knew the engine had been shut down, although in this case there was no intention to keep ATC unaware of any of the facts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG WITH FAULTY INDICATION IN COCKPIT HAD INFLT SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM MSY AND WHILE CLBING THROUGH APPROX 14000' MSL, THE RIGHT ENG START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS SITUATION IF NOT IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED REQUIRES AN ENG SHUTDOWN. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, SO THE REQUIRED CHKLISTS WERE INITIATED. I INSTRUCTED THE F/O TO ADVISE ATC THAT WE HAD AN ENG PROB AND WANTED TO RETURN TO MSY. WE WERE GIVEN IMMEDIATE CLRNC AND STARTED BACK FOR THE ARPT. THE NEXT FEW MINS WERE OCCUPIED WITH COMPLETING THE CHKLISTS, DSNDING AND ADVISING THE PAX OF THE PROB. I THEN INSTRUCTED THE F/O TO ADVISE COMPANY OF THE NATURE OF OUR PROB, THAT WE WERE RETURNING, AND THAT MAINT WOULD BE NEEDED. ATC ASKED IF WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER OR WANTED EQUIP STANDING BY. WE RESPONDED NO TO BOTH QUESTIONS. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL, AND THE PROB TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE INDICATION. IN REVIEWING THE SITUATION AFTERWARDS, NEITHER THE F/O NOR I WERE CERTAIN THAT WE HAD SPECIFICALLY ADVISED ATC OF THE ENG SHUTDOWN. HOWEVER, WE BOTH FEEL THAT COMPANY WAS ADVISED ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROB AND THE FACT THAT AN ENG HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN. IN A REPEAT SITUATION, I WOULD TRY HARDER TO ENSURE THAT ATC KNEW THE ENG HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN, ALTHOUGH IN THIS CASE THERE WAS NO INTENTION TO KEEP ATC UNAWARE OF ANY OF THE FACTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.