Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Aerosp ATR72

Difficulty date
August 28, 2024
Submitted
August 30, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N800FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
41,339 hours, 42,205 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OF FLIGHT 7129 POS-BQN, AIRCRAFT 800FX INCURRED A PITCH DISCONNECT MASTER WARNING ALERT. THE CREW PERFORMED THE QRH PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO POS UNEVENTFULLY. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND, AND AIRCRAFT WAS OPS CHECKED GOOD. FLIGHT 7129 DEPARTED A SECOND TIME BUT THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THE CREW RETURNED TO POS WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.