Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
September 13, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, 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) DURING CLIMB, THE CREW RECEIVED A FIRE WARNING AND SOME SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF ORIGIN WHERE A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND FRACTURED POWER TURBINE BLADES AND EVIDENCE OF OIL FIRE FROM A FRACTURED 6 & 7 BEARING OIL TRANSFER TUBE.

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