Service difficulty report · Nut · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
August 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Indicator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) AFTER TAKE-OFF, NR 1 ENGINE ITT EXCEEDED LIMITS AND TAKE OF WAS ABORTED. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. SUSPECT AN INDICATION FAULT. THE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE RETAINING NUTS ON THE T6 INDICATION SYSTEM AT ENGINE JUNCTION BLOCK WAS NOT TIGHT. RETIGHTENED AND GROUND RUN NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RTS AFTER 11 HOURS DELAY WITH NO FURTHER REPORTS.