What was found
5639-STL- FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SPARKS COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE TAIL PIPE. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE OK. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED, FOUND INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE, AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE, OPS AND LK CK OK.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2003
- Submitted
- January 3, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N423TE
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Aircraft serial
- 119
- Aircraft time
- 30,975 hours, 31,105 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW120
- Engine time
- 12,597 hours, 14,111 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- PW120
- Part serial
- 121372
- Condition
- Failed
- Part time
- 12,597 hours, 14,111 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.