Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 5, 2009
Submitted
December 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447AM
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
447
Aircraft time
52,062 hours, 27,397 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Engine time
20,870 hours, 19,825 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND ABOUT 600 FT WE START TO LOOSE PWR ON ENG NR1. DURING THE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, LOST THE DC GEN NR 1 AND ACW GEN NR 1. THEN ON FINAL APPROACH WE LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE WITH A MASTER WARNING, REPETITIVE CHIME, ANALOG INDICATION AT "0" AND THE RED LOCAL LIGHT "ON". AFTER LANDING WE SHUTDOWN THE ENG AS A PRECAUTION IAW AOM VOL 1. DURING POST FLIGHT FOUND THE WING AND THE FUSELAGE COVERED WITH OIL AND FUEL DUE TO A LEAK. REPLACED FUEL NOZZLE KIT AND FUEL FLOW DIVIDER IAW /C EX ATR NR 73-RAI-001 & FCD NR E2-73-003R1. CLEANED ENGINE NR 1 AND PERFORMED RUN UP IAW W/C EX NR 055007-CS-20000-001. NO FUEL OR OIL LEAKS NOTED.

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