Service difficulty report · Connector · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
September 17, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Connector
Condition
Burned
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, THE PILOT REPORTED SEEING POWER TURBINE SPEED AND TORQUE INDICATING ZERO. HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR SPEED WAS AT 70 PERCENT. HE ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN AND SECURE THE ENGINE. A SUBSEQUENT RE-LIGHT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORNAL. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. TROUBLESHOOTING SUSPECTED AN UNCOMMANDED AUTOFEATHER EVENT. INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE AUTO FEATHER UNIT (AFU) CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED AND 2 PINS ON THE P2 CONNECTOR WERE FOUND BURNED. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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