Service difficulty report · Actuator · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
August 19, 2012
Submitted
August 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N342AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
345
Aircraft time
37,410 hours, 37,288 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Actuator
Part number
R8105102
Part serial
940318
Condition
Failed
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE PASSING 14,000 FT ON CLIMB, NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE STARTED TO INCREASE TO 100 PERCENT AND ITT INCREASED TO AROUND 810 DEGREES C. REDUCED NR 2 POWER LEVEL AND PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. NR 2 PARAMETERS AFTER RETARDING WENT TO NORMAL VALUES. PERFORMED EXCESSIVE ITT CHECK LIST. IAW CHECKLIST, ENGINE REMAINED WITHIN LIMITS, DID NOT PERFORM AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT ENGINE PROPELLER PITCH ACTUATOR ASSY IAW MMJIC 61-11-62-RAI-10000. ALSO REPLACED PROPELLER REGULATOR IAW WORK CARD EX-612164-RAI 10000-025. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND OPS CHECK IAW WORK CARD EX-055007-CS-20000-001. OPS CHECKED OK. FOUND WORKING PROPERLY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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