Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
August 22, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 6000 FT APPROXIMATELY, ENGINE NR 2 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, WITH ENGINE PARAMETERS DECREASE, TQ/ITT/NP FOR THE NH UP TO 68 PERCENT, LEADING TO THE ACFT, VEERING TO THE RT. 15-20 SECONDS LATER, ENGINE NR 2 PARAMETERS CAME BACK TO NORMAL. CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT THE FLIGHT TO THE MAIN BASE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER ON GROUND TROUBLESHOOTING AND DATA ANALYSIS, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE AFU 1 AND AFU 2. GROUND-RUN WAS PERFORMED AFTER AFUS REPLACEMENT AND PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN TOLERANCES. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO RETURN THE AFUS TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION.

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