Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
May 22, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Engine
Pwc PW127E
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, THE PILOT INDUCED AN IFSD DUE TO TORQUE FLUCTUATION. ON GROUND, THE AFU WAS REPLACED AND THE MAINTENANCE CREW REPORTED TORQUE LIMITED TO 60 PERCENT DURING GROUND RUN. ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL, MFCU AND FUEL PUMP WERE SWAPPED WITH OPPOSITE ENGINE AND GROUND RUNS WERE REPEATED WITHOUT PROBLEM REPORTED FROM BOTH ENGINES. SAFETY DEPT AND ENGINEERING ARE LOOKING THE FDR DATA.

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