Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
October 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Overtorqued
Location
Right
Stage of operation
LD
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 LANDING PHASE, WITH POWER LEVERS SET AT 45, THE RT ENGINE FUEL FLOW AND HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR SPEED, NH, STARTED TO INCREASE WITHOUT ANY PILOT INPUTS, THE ENGINE WENT IN OVERTORQUE CONDITION REACHING 129 PERCENT. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND PUSHED BOTH POWER LEVERS TO MAXIMUM IAW REQUIRED PROCEDURE. THE ENGINE TORQUE INCREASED TO 174 PERCENT. WHEN THE GO AROUND PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED, THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING FOLLOWED. THE ENGINE OPERATED IN OVERTORQUE CONDITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 MIN. ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIRS.