Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
October 19, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
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) AFTER FUEL NOZZLES REPLACEMENT, THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A FIRE EXTERNAL TO THE ENGINE CASING DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF ENGINE RUN. THE RT ENGINE NACELLE COWL WAS OPENED AND THE EXTINGUISHING AGENT WAS DIRECTED TO THE FUEL NOZZLES AREA, TWICE, WITH A VERY LIMITED DURATION, AS THE FIRE WAS SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY. THE NACELLE FIRE BOTTLES WERE NOT DISCHARGED. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACFT TO GET GOOD ACCESS TO ALL CONCERNED AREAS. INSPECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND PARTS BEING REPLACED.

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