SDR ASOA06217

Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
February 22, 2006
Submitted
March 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AS
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
370
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, THE RT ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE RT ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH AN AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED SAFELY. REVEALED THAT THE EEC WAS FAULTY. FOLLOWING REPLACED THE EEC, THE ENGINE PASSED OVERHAUL LEVEL PERFORMANCE TESTING. OPS CHECK GOOD. THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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