Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
July 28, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A, B
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) ACFT WAS PERFORMING TAXIING WHEN PILOTS WERE NOTIFIED THAT FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF NR 2 ENGINE EXHAUST. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND ACTIVATED 1ST STAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYS. GROUND CREW CONFIRMED THE PROPELLER DOES NOT ROTATE FREELY AND ENGINE AND INSIDE SURFACES OF THE NACELLE WERE COVERED WITH OIL AND THEY HAD NO SIGNS OF FIRE.

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