Service difficulty report · Probe · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
November 5, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Part
Probe
Condition
Faulty
Location
Torque
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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 CRUISE, THE ENGINE HAD AN UNCOMMANDED POWER CHANGE ACCOMPANIED WITH ACFT YAW. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE CREW ATTEMPTED A RESTART BUT THE ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE, AND AS SUCH IT WAS SHUTDOWN AGAIN. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE FOLLOWED. POST FLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND A FAULTY TORQUE PROBE WHICH WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MFG RECOMMENDS THE SDR BE CLOSED ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.

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