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An ATR42 at 500 ft AGL on final approach experienced a power loss in #2 engine caused by ignition system failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373676 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmj |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 373676 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 373963 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lost power on #2 engine on short final. Completed immediate action items, notified tower, uneventful single engine landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the aircraft was an ATR42 powered with P&west 121A engines. Reporter also said that maintenance found the #2 engine ignition system at fault and replaced an exciter box and cleaned the igniter plugs. Reporter also stated the aircraft was run after maintenance and operated ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR42 AT 500 FT AGL ON FINAL APCH EXPERIENCED A PWR LOSS IN #2 ENG CAUSED BY IGNITION SYS FAILURE.
Narrative: LOST PWR ON #2 ENG ON SHORT FINAL. COMPLETED IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS, NOTIFIED TWR, UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN ATR42 POWERED WITH P&W 121A ENGS. RPTR ALSO SAID THAT MAINT FOUND THE #2 ENG IGNITION SYS AT FAULT AND REPLACED AN EXCITER BOX AND CLEANED THE IGNITER PLUGS. RPTR ALSO STATED THE ACFT WAS RUN AFTER MAINT AND OPERATED OK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.