Calm AT42 at Winnipeg on Apr 16th 2013, engine shut down on final approach

Last Update: April 22, 2013 / 20:41:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Calm Air

Flight number
MO-522

Departure
Thompson, Canada

Destination
Winnipeg, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FECI

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42

ICAO Type Designator
AT42

A Calm Air Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-300, registration C-FECI performing flight MO-522 from Thompson,MB to Winnipeg,MB (Canada) with 18 people on board, was on 5nm final when the left hand engine's (PW120A) torque dropped to zero and the engine became unresponsive. The crew determined the #1 electronic control unit (ECU) had failed and shut the engine down. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Winnipeg's runway 18 3 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance determined the ECU had failed because of oil contamintation of a cannon plug. The plug was cleaned, resealed and the aircraft released to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
ATR 42-320
ICAO Aircraft Type
AT42
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Calm Air

Flight number
MO-522

Departure
Thompson, Canada

Destination
Winnipeg, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FECI

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-42

ICAO Type Designator
AT42

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