Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
July 13, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Engine
Pwc PW127E
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, WHEN HE REDUCED POWER, NR 1 ENGINE HAD A FLAMEOUT. WHEN HE PUT THE PL TO IDLE, ENGINE DID AN AUTO RE-START AN RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MFCU, THE FUEL PUMP AND THE NH SENSOR. ON JULY 13, THE SAME ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FLAME OUT DURING DESCENT. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN ABOUT 129 HOURS SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL AND MFCU. ENGINE IS NOW BACK IN SERVICE. FSR REQUESTED DFDR TO CONTINUE THE TROUBLESHOOTING.

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