Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
September 30, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CR
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) DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBRIS ON THE 1 OF THE CHIP DETECTORS. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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