Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
February 22, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Part
Engine
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED NP STAYED AT 100.5 PERCENT DURING INITIAL CLIMB, JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN ENGINE NR 2 AND LANDED SAFELY. NO EEC NOR PEC FAULTS WERE DETECTED. PROPELLER INTERFACE UNIT (PIU) WERE SWAPPED FROM ENGINE NR 1 AND NR 2 FOR EVALUATION. WINGS AIR REPRESENTATIVE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT IFSD WAS AVOIDABLE AND SHOULD NOT BE ELECTED IAW QRH/FCOM. HOWEVER, THE NP STUCK AT 100 PERCENT IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES. IT WILL BE MONITORED FURTHER AFTER THE PIU WERE SWAPPED. THE ACFT RETURN TO SERVICE AT THE NEXT MORNING. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION THROUGH SUBSEQUENT SERVICE DIFFICULTY REVIEW MEETING AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS OR OTHER AGREED UPON COMMUNICATIONS.

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