Service difficulty report · Eec · Aerosp ATR72202

Difficulty date
February 14, 2008
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72202
Engine
Pwa PW124B
Part
Eec
Condition
Faulted
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, AN EEC FAULT WAS FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND VIBRATION. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT ACCORDINGLY. POST FLIGHT INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH OIL FILTERS TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH DEBRIS AND THAT THE PROPELLER COULD NOT BE ROTATED. MFG WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE EVENT AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE ESTABLISHED (TC NR 20080221009)

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