Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
July 14, 2015
Submitted
July 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
250
Aircraft time
26,442 hours, 34,903 cycles
Part
Buss Bar
Condition
Shorted
Location
Itt
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 7820, AIR TURN BACK DISCREPANCY, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION INDICATION ON THE CREW ALERTING PANEL. THE NR 1 ENG ITT INDICATED 500, NR 2 ENG ITT INDICATED 850, WITH TORQUES SET AT 90%. THE REW ELECTED TO RETURN, NO EMER WAS DECLARED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, MX FOUND THAT THE THERMO COUPLER BUS BAR HAD SHORTED. MX CLEANED THE BUS BAR. PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION, PERFORMED ENG RUNS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONS CHECKED FLIGHT STILL TO BE DONE.

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