Service difficulty report · Pcu · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
June 9, 2026
Submitted
June 12, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
253
Aircraft time
38,830 hours, 36,046 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW124B
Part
Pcu
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FROM #2 ENGINE, SHUT DOWN #2 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. FROM CREW: ON THE LEG FROM CHS TO MEM CLIMBING THROUGH 16,000 FEET FOR 20,000 FEET, CREW FELT A SUDDEN YAW AND WERE ALERTED BY A CAP MESSAGE ALERTING ELEC. CREW'S ATTENTION THEN WENT TO THE NP GAUGE WHICH READ AROUND 20%. TORQUE GAUGE WAS BROUGHT TO FDAU BUG AFTER RISING DUE TO NP DECREASING. CREW PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS FOR THE ISSUE AND BEGAN TO TURN BACK TO CHS. ENGINE OIL DROPPED BELOW 40PSI AND TRIGGERED LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT. AT THIS TIME, CREW PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST AS WELL AS SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURES CHECKLIST AS WELL AS DECLARED EMERGENCY. ALL OTHER CHECKLISTS WERE COMPLETED BEFORE LANDING AND TRUCKS WERE ROLLED BEHIND OUT OF PRECAUTION. CREW TAXIED SINGLE ENGINE TO FEDEX RAMP WHERE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED BEFORE SHUTDOWN. MX FOUND BROKEN O-RING ON #2 PCU, R+R PCU, OPS CHECK GOOD

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