Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
May 9, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER T/O AN ENGINE FLAME OUT OCCURRED. THE ACFT HAD REACHED 700 FT IN ALTITUDE AND THE CREW RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED THAT THE EVENT HAD LIKELY BEEN CAUSED BY AN UNCOMMANDED AUTOFEATHER, FOR WHICH THE AUTOFEATHER UNIT WILL BE REPLACED.

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