Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
October 8, 2009
Submitted
October 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
434
Aircraft time
26,304 hours, 28,753 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Engine time
25,603 hours, 27,255 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 500
Part time
4,747 hours, 6,071 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, A
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

IN CRUISE NR 1 ENG HAD MULTIPLE DETONATIONS WITH FIRE STREAMING FROM TAILPIPE. ENGINE TORQUE DROPPED FROM 80 PERCENT TQ TO 30 PERCENT TQ. AFTER PL NR 1 WAS PULLED BACK DETONATIONS CONTINUED TO A TOTAL OF 5 OR 6. ENGINE DID NOT SHUT DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE AS PER W/C EX-ATR-72-RAI-002. OPERATIONAL AND LEAKS CHECKS FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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