Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
May 6, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Engine
Pwc PW127E
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, B, 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) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW NOTICED A SHORT STALL, LOSS OF POWER, DECREASE OF NP, SLIGHT SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN & LOW OIL PRESS WARNING. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN BY CREW & A UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LANDING WAS PERFORMED. ON GND INSPECTION SHOWED CHIPS ON TMM CHIP DETECTOR, BY BORESCOPE A DAMAGE OF LPT & PT1 NOTICED. THE ENG HAS BEEN REPLACED & THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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