SDR SIMA991414

Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
May 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288AM
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
288
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - FLT 5714 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, APPROX 2-3 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED TWENTY PERCENT AS IF IT HAD FLAMED OUT. THE ITT DROPPED ABOUT 100 DEGREES AND THEN THE TORQUE SLOWLY ROSE BACK UP TO CLIMB SETTING. THIS OCCURENCE LASTED ABOUT 15 SECONDS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIAMI WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. (M)

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