Service difficulty report · Blade · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
November 15, 2012
Submitted
December 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
170
Aircraft time
31,165 hours, 34,813 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW121
Engine time
31,125 hours, 35,929 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, B, A
Precautionary procedure
E, F, G, A

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

What was found

ENGINE FIRE/AIR TURNBACK, ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT YAW TO LEFT AND A MOMENTARY TORQUE DECREASE OF 5 PERCENT ON NR 1 ENGINE. AFTER PILOT SMELLED AN ODOR. GAUGES READ NORMAL EXCEPT ITT FOR NR 1 ENGINE HAD INCREASED TO 780 DEGREES. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, SMOKE DETECTED IN COCKPIT. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND RECEIVED AN ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON NR 1. AFTER NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND NR 1 FIRE HANDLE PULLED, FIRE INDICATION CEASED AND SMOKE BEGAN TO SUBSIDE. DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK TO DEPARTURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MANUFACTURER REPORTED A FRACTURE OF ONE LPT BLADE NEAR PLATFORM.

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