Service difficulty report · Engine · Aerosp ATR72212A

Difficulty date
September 21, 2010
Submitted
September 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212A
Aircraft serial
536
Aircraft time
20,898 hours, 24,613 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Part number
PW127FTM
Part serial
AV0032
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
Part time
18,276 hours, 20,678 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER CRUISING FOR 40 MINUTES AND A REDUCED POWER DESCENT, WHEN PL`S RETARTED TO FLIGHT IDLE, COCKPIT FILLED WITH BLUE SMOKE THROUGH GASPER VENTS,CREW DONNED O2 MASK, SMOKE DISSAPATED, INFO TO MAINT, NO UNUSAL SMELL OF SMOKE WAS EVER NOTED ON THE GROUND DURING TAXI. R & R NR1 ENGINE IAW WC EX-ATR-72-RAI-001 OPTS CK GOOD, LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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