Service difficulty report · Line · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
September 6, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Line
Condition
Fractured
Location
Engine Oil Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, A
Precautionary procedure
E, F, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF, A LOW OIL PRESSURE AND FIRE ALARMS LIGHT ON. THE PILOTS SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND OPENED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OF ORIGIN WERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS PERFORMED. THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE PROPELLER WAS SEIZED, OIL LEAKAGE AT THE NR 6 AND 7 BEARING AREA DUE TO THE VENT AND PRESSURE TUBES WERE FRACTURED AND THE PT BLADES WERE FRACTURED.

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