SDR SIMA983022

Service difficulty report · Duct · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
October 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
420
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Duct
Part number
8TD50N
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 3597 - AT 200 FT, THE NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND THE HIGH ITT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW REDUCED POWER TO GET THE ITT DOWN, BUT THE ITT SPIKED AGAIN WITH HIGH ITT LIGHT. CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED DISCHARGE DUCT. (M)

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