SDR CA141010008

Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date: September 28, 2014
Submitted: March 12, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine: Pwc PW127F
System (JASC): 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
Part: Engine
Condition: Fire
Location: Nr 1
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: F, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON A REVENUE FLIGHT, PILOTS NOTICED A FIRE WARNING FROM NR 1 ENGINE. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE RELEASED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE ACFT WAS DIVERTED BACK TO RAMP AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING, MECHANICS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE EXHAUST SHOWS SIGNS OF DISTRESS.

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