Service difficulty report · Eec · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
August 17, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
345
Aircraft time
37,405 hours, 37,284 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Eec
Part number
8108001003
Part serial
93090168
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, E, A

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

What was found

WITH AUTOPILOT ON AND ON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, NR 2 TORQUE BEGAN TO SURGE PLUS OR MINUS 10 TO 15 PERCENT. A FEW SECONDS LATER, NR 2 TORQUE INCREASED TO 100 PERCENT AND NR 2 ITT ILLUMINATED. REDUCED NR 2 ENGINE 20 PERCENT AND BOTH THE TORQUE AND ITT STABILIZED TO NORMAL PARAMETERS. CREW SLOWLY INCREASED NR 2 ENGINE TO THE NOTCH AND BOTH TORQUE & ITT REMAINED NORMAL. A FEW SECONDS LATER NR 2 TORQUE INCREASED TO 105 PERCENT FOR 1 SECOND AND ITT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW ELECTED TO PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN IAW AOM VOL 1. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. PERFORMED DVI OF RT ENG HARNESS CONNECTORS FOR TIGHTNESS AND FOUND ALL IN PLACE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN IAW JIC 72-00-00 AND DUPLICATED. WHEN DEACTIVATED NR 2 ENGINE EEC PARAMETERS STABILIZED WENT TO NORMAL. R & R NR 2 ENGINE EEC IAW JIC 73-23-61. PERFORMED ENG RUN-UP IAW WC EX-055007-CS-20000-001 AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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