- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2022
- Submitted
- January 11, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 362
- Aircraft time
- 37,865 hours, 42,036 cycles
- Part
- Relay
- Part number
- E024528A0
- Condition
- Faulted
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A, D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
FLIGHT 8663, ENROUTE ANC - FAI/AIR TURNBACK DISCREPANCY: IDLE GATE FAIL ON TAKEOFF. RESET BUT IDLE GATE CAP LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO ANC. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE CLEANED IDLE GATE MECHANISM. REPLACED RELAY 9KR. OPS CHECKS GOOD.