SDR ASOA04669

Service difficulty report · Eec · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
September 1, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
458
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Eec
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING INITIATION OF DESCENT INTO DHN FROM ATL, AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000 FT WHEN PILOT PULLED POWER LEVERS BACK, LT ENGINE LEVER STUCK AT FIFTY FIVE DEGREES. PILOT LEVELED A/C OFF AT 13,700 FT & COMPLIED WITH QRH. PILOT PULLED HARD ON POWER LEVER TO MOVE IT TO FLT IDLE AN IT PULLED FREE. AT APPROX 3,500 FT WITH BOTH POWER LEVERS IN FLT IDLE LT ENGINE AGGRESSIVELY SURGED MULTIPLE TIMES. PILOT SHUTDOWN LT ENG, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & A/C LANDED SAFELY IN DHN. MX INSPECTED LT ENG TELEFLEX CABLE & TURTLE BACK FOR BINDING, INTERROGATED LT ENG PCU AND EEC, PERFORMED LT ENG TRIM IAW ATR JIC 76-00. GROUND RAN LT ENG IN MULTIPLE CONFIG & BLEED CONFIG. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHKS GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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