Service difficulty report · Oil System · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
September 9, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Oil System
Condition
Pressure Loss
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) ACFT EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE NR 2 ENGINE WITH A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON THE CREW ALERT PANEL, CAP, FOLLOWED BY THE LOCAL RED LED ALERT ON THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. JUST AS THE CREW REACHED FOR THE QRH AND STARTED TO RUN THE CHECKLIST, THE OIL PRESSURE RETURNED AND ALL THE WARNINGS WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE WARNINGS SHORTLY RETURNED AS THEY HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN FELT IT WAS BEST TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RETURN TO POINT OF ORIGIN, ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

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