Service difficulty report · Unknown · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
February 1, 2013
Submitted
February 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
410
Aircraft time
32,703 hours, 36,465 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, FELT AND HEARD A NOISE AROUND THE NOSE GEAR AREA, ABORTED TAKEOFF AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS FOUND ANY WHERE ON THE ACFT. TWO PASSENGERS SEATED ON SEATS 10C & 10D REPORTED SEEING A SMALL BALL OF FIRE JUST BEFORE THE ABORTED TAKEOFF. BALL OF FIRE CAME OUT OF THE RT ENGINE EXHAUST. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF NOSE AREA AND FUSELAGE, NO DAMAGE FOUND IAW MM 53-10-00. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON RT ENGINE INNER INTAKE BOOT FOR POSSIBLE DEBONDING , FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. CHECKED BOTH CHIP DETECTORS AND BY-PASS FILTERS INDICATORS AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION IAW MM 72-01-50. PERFORMED GROUND OPS CHECK IAW W/C EX-055007-CS-20000-001 AND FOUND ENGINE PARAMETTERS WITHIN LIMITS AND NO FLAME-OUT CONDITION NOTICED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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