Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
September 30, 2009
Submitted
October 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550LL
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
550
Aircraft time
18,195 hours, 20,876 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW127F
Engine time
23,709 hours, 24,173 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Part number
VARIOUS
Part serial
VARIOUS
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
823 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DFW ACFT 5 MIN INTO THE FLIGHT NOTICED NR 1 TQ (BOTH) INDICATIONS AROUND 60 PERCENT. MOVED POWER LEVER WITH NO EFFECT UNTIL THE LOW POWER ANGLE. WHEN CONFIGURING FOR LANDING AT DFW FUEL FLOW ON NR 1 ENG WAS HIGHER THAN NR 2, AT 50 FEET ON SHORT FINAL NR 1 ENG QUIT. LANDED NON EVENTFULLY ON NR 2 ENG, RIGHT AFTER TOUCHDOWN GOT NR 1 ENG FIRE INDICATION. PROCEEDED TO SHUTDOWN BOTH ENGINES AS PER EAGLE PROCEDURES. DISCHARGE NR 1 BOTTLE (INDICATIONS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHED AFTER THAT). F/A REPORT FUEL COMING OFF ENG NR 1 INTO RAMP. DECLARED EMERGENCY. EVACUATION PROCEDURE DONE AND COMPLETED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL NOZZLES ON LT ENGINE IAW EO NR E2-7300-061R6. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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