Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
December 20, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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

(CAN) VIBRATION WAS FELT ACCOMPANIED BY 3 LOUD NOISES AND FIRE WARNING. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AC RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, HOWEVER PROPELLER COULD NOT BE ROTATED AND THE TURBOMACHINE CHIP DETECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CONTAMINATED WITH METALIC DEBRIS. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED (TC NR 20080116004)

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