Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
December 26, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

COMMANDED IFSD UPON RETRACTING THE GEAR AFTER T/O, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE LT ENGINE AND THE PASSENGERS REPORTED "FLAMES". ALTHOUGH ALL PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE AT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. POST FLIGHT INSP FOUND THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE ROTOR COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED.