Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
October 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
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) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, A FIRE INDICATION OCCURRED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND THE FIRE INDICATION DISAPPEARED. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO OTHER DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

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