Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
July 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F, E

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

What was found

(CAN) AT ARRIVAL, UPON SHUTTING DOWN ENG NR 2, THE GROUND CREW SAW FIRE AT ENGINE 2 AND REPORTED TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT SAW ALSO NACELLE OVERHEAT ALERT, FOLLOWED BY ENG NR 2 FIRE WARNING. SUBSEQUENTLY PILOT DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLE NR 1 FOLLOWED 30 SECONDS LATER BY BOTTLE NR 2 AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITH NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED NORMALLY. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A LOOSE FUEL NOZZLE LINE B-NUT AT THE NOZZLE, NR 14. THE FUEL NOZZLES WERE REPORTEDLY REPLACED JUNE 13, 2012 AND SB 21803, REMOVAL OF BACK-UP O-RING WAS EMBODIED AT THAT TIME. OPERATOR IS INVESTIGATING REASON FOR LOOSE B-NUT AT THE NOZZLE NR 14.

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