Service difficulty report · Flap · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
January 4, 2012
Submitted
January 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
408
Aircraft time
33,422 hours, 33,737 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF FOR STRONG SURGE. ENGINE PERAMETERS WERE OK . NORMAL FOR TAKEOFF. FELT LIKE A BLOWN TIRE OR STUCK BRAKES. ACFT DID NOT PULL IN EITHER DIRECTION. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LT ENGINE OIL COOLER 1 FLAP STUCK AND THE OTHER FLAP BASE BROKEN. REMOVED BOTH LT OIL COOLER FLAPS AND DEFERRED IAW CDL 79-1, AUTH 010028 CDL-D. OPT RUN UP CHECK SATISFACTORY. NO SURGE NOTICED. ALSO REPLACED O-RINGS ON NR1 ENGINE 3-4-5 VENT TUBE IAW PWA 72-01-50. OPS CHECK GOOD NO LEAKS FOUND. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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