Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
February 10, 2009
Submitted
February 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
404
Aircraft time
24,507 hours, 25,194 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Engine time
17,662 hours, 18,343 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
PW127
Part serial
127141
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
17,662 hours, 18,343 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BQN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE DROP TO ZERO AFTER TWO STRONG SHUDDERS. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEN DIVERTED TO SJU, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO METAL IN THE OIL FILTER.

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