SDR ASOA02025

Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
January 15, 2002
Submitted
February 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
405
Part
Access Panel
Part number
S541122000000
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 4318 - DURING CLIMB-OUT OF ATL, PASSING 500 FEET THE PILOT FELT A NOTICEABLE RHYTHMIC VIBRATION. AFTER PASSING 2000 FEET THE PILOT INCREASE THE AIRSPEED AND THE VIBRATION SUBSIDED. A PASSENGER RELAYED TO THE CREW THAT ONE OF THE ACCESS PANELS ON THE RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE WAS OPEN. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO ATL. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED A FIRE WARNING WAS RECEIVED FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE ENGIEN WAS SHUTDOWN PER QRH. AS THE PROPELLER FEATHERED THE FIRE WARNING STOPPED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ATL. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE CREW NOTED THE NACELLE PANEL HAD COME OFF. MAINTENANCE WILL REPLACE THE MISSING RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE PANEL AND A BROKEN COWLING LATCH BR