Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
April 9, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB, JUST AFTER THE BLEEDS WERE SELECTED ON, THE LT ENG TORQUE STARTED FLUCTUATING. THE PILOT THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENG IAW THE PILOT`S QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK & THE ACFT FLEW BACK TO THE AIRPORT & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER GROUND INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO FINDINGS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM A REPOSITION FLIGHT WITH NO PAXS. AS THE ACFT WAS DESCENDING AT THE DESTINATION, THE LT ENG TORQUE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AGAIN WITH MINOR YAW. THE ENG WAS SHUTDOWN & THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

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