Service difficulty report · Valve · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
April 20, 2002
Submitted
May 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
460
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Valve
Part number
P25
Condition
Smoke
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED WITH A CONTINUOUS CHIME AND THAT A ELECTRIC SMOKE WARNING WAS RECEIVED ON THE CENTRALIZED ALERTING PANEL. THE CAPTAIN AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT BOTH REPORTED SEEING SMOKE IN BOTH THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AT THIS TIME AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, WHERE IT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THIS EVENT WAS CAUSED BY AN INOPERATIVE P2.5 SWITCHING VALVE THAT WAS CONTAMINATING THE BLEED SYSTEM WITH ENGINE OIL.

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