Service difficulty report · Selector Switch · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
April 22, 2009
Submitted
April 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
045
Aircraft time
34,287 hours, 41,992 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Selector Switch
Part number
ACE0001
Condition
Broken
Location
Power Management
Part time
34,287 hours, 41,992 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, POWER MANAGEMENT SWITCH FAILED. CREW UNABLE TO SELECT DESIRED MODE. CREW ELECTED TO BYPASS SIT AND LAND WHERE MX WAS AVAILABLE. MX REMOVED SELECTOR SWITCH AND REPLACED LOCKING TAB. SELECTOR SWITCH WAS REINSTALLED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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