SDR ASOA01108S

Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
July 13, 2001
Submitted
September 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
413
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Right
Part time
14,734 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 4171 - DURING FLIGHT FROM ATL-GNV - PILOT RECEIVED AN INTERMITTENT OIL PRESSURE LIGHT . PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO AYS. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AYS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE. THE NR 2 SCAVENGE OIL FILTER WAS FULL OF METAL. THE TEAR DOWN REPORT DID NOT REVEAL THE SOURCE OF THE METAL CONTAMINATION. THE DAMAGE TO THE NR 14 BEARING AND PROPELLER BRAKE COUPLING APPEARS TO BE SECONDARY MECHANICAL DAMAGE AND INDICATE THAT THE METAL FOUND ON THE CHIP DETECTOR MOST LIKELY ENTERED THE REDUCTION GEAR BOX AT THIS POINT WHERE THE MAJORITY OF MECHANICAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. (M)