Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
May 18, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 FLIGHT, THE CREW OBSERVED TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS UP TO 2 PERCENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. POST FLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NO ANOMALIES. THE PROPELLER CONTROL AND AUTOFEATHER UNIT WERE REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS CLEANED BEFORE PERFORMING SATISFACTORY GROUND RUNS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BUT ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT FOR WHICH THE ENGINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. THE ACFT IS NOW GROUNDED FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING.

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