SDR ASOA02573

Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
October 29, 2002
Submitted
February 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
453
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Turbine Blades
Part number
312097301
Condition
Fractured
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT 4086 - DURING FLIGHT FROM GSG-ATL, A LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE ON THE LEFT ENGINE OCCURRED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE CREW AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN ATL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. ACCORDING TO RESULTS FROM THE ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT, INSPECTION OF THE BEARINGS AND OTHER OIL RELATED PARTS DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGN OF OIL STARVATION AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. HOWEVER, DUE TO INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED ON THE POWER TURBINE PACK, IT WAS CONCLUDED THE ENGINE MOST LIKELY FAILED DUE TO A POWER TURBINE 1 BLADE FRACTURE. (M)

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