Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNCOMMANDED AUTOFEATHER WHILE ON APPROACH AT APPROX. FL40, THE CREW NOTED A MOMENTARY DROP IN POWER TURBINE SPEED AND TORQUE. THE ENGINE POWER RECOVERED TO NORMAL SETTINGS 12 SECONDS LATER WITH NO PILOT INPUT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING FOLLOWED. MULTIPLE FAULTS WERE RECORDED ON THE ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROL, TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING.

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