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MD83 captain experiences a 'left engine valve light' during takeoff; although the first officer reads it as a 'left engine start valve light' and starts that QRH procedure. An emergency is declared but prior to completion of the QRH procedure the captain notices the correct light indication and the flight is able to continue to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 974906 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic Control Valves |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Master caution light and a yellow light flashed twice as aircraft was in the rotate phase of the takeoff. It flashed twice again after gear up and as I was calling for the flaps to be retracted. After flaps up it came on steady and the first officer called out that it was the left engine start valve light and started that procedure and I asked to level at 6;000 ft. As we proceeded down the checklist in the QRH; and got vectors back to the departure airport; I noticed the annunciator light on steady and it was the 'left engine valve' light. I stated that we had started the wrong procedure and asked that he get out the abnormal procedure in the 'ice' section of the QRH. At that point I told departure control that we had the situation under control and that we had been premature in declaring an emergency and wished to continue on. We had only used an additional 900 pounds of fuel before resuming our climb-out so continued on to destination with no further problems after completing the proper QRH procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD83 Captain experiences a 'Left Engine Valve Light' during takeoff; although the First Officer reads it as a 'Left Engine Start Valve Light' and starts that QRH procedure. An emergency is declared but prior to completion of the QRH procedure the Captain notices the correct light indication and the flight is able to continue to destination.
Narrative: Master Caution light and a yellow light flashed twice as aircraft was in the rotate phase of the takeoff. It flashed twice again after gear up and as I was calling for the flaps to be retracted. After flaps up it came on steady and the First Officer called out that it was the left engine start valve light and started that procedure and I asked to level at 6;000 FT. AS we proceeded down the checklist in the QRH; and got vectors back to the departure airport; I noticed the annunciator light on steady and it was the 'left engine valve' light. I stated that we had started the wrong procedure and asked that he get out the abnormal procedure in the 'Ice' section of the QRH. At that point I told departure control that we had the situation under control and that we had been premature in declaring an emergency and wished to continue on. We had only used an additional 900 LBS of fuel before resuming our climb-out so continued on to destination with no further problems after completing the proper QRH procedure.
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.