Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
March 26, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B, 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 CLIMB, AT FL70, AN ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. A PASSENGER ON BOARD THE ACFT TOOK A PICTURE OF THE ENGINE SHOWING FLAMES EXTERNAL TO THE NACELLE. THE CREW IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. MFG FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE ON SITE TO ASSIST IN THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION.