Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
December 21, 2009
Submitted
December 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348AE
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
349
Aircraft time
30,613 hours, 33,667 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Engine time
21,428 hours, 22,668 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG FAILED WHILE CRUISING. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NR 2 ENG, WING TANK AND FEEDER TANK JET PUMP WITH DEBRIS. ACCOMPLISHED INSP OF FEEDER TANK AND ENG JET PUMPS IAW EO NR E9-2800-001R1. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG FUEL HEATER FILTER IAW MM NR 72-01-40. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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