Service difficulty report · Prop Brake · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
November 6, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Prop Brake
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
TX
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

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE START, CREW OBSERVED A PROP BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FOLLOWED BY A FIRE WARNING. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE AIRCRAFT EVACUATED. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SEVERELY DAMAGED PROPELLER BRAKE ASSY. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED (TC NR 20071128001)