ATR ATR-72-500

Aircraft
Name	ATR-72-500
Manufacturer	ATR
Body	Narrow
Position	High wing
Tail	T-tail
WTC	Medium
APC	B
Type code	L2T
Engine	Turboprop
Engine count	Multi
Position	(Front) Wing leading mounted
Landing gear	Tricycle retractable
Mass group	3
Manufacturered as: ATR ATR-72-500 ATR ATR-72-210A

ATR ATR-72-500

Description

A redesigned version of the AT-72-210. In service since 1997. View manufacturer's factsheet.

Technical Data

Wing span	27.05 m88.747 ft
Length	27.17 m89.14 ft
Height	7.65 m25.098 ft
Powerplant	2 x 2.500 SHP PWC PW127F turboprops with 6 blade propellers.
Engine model	Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100

Performance Data

Take-Off

Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)

Initial Climb (to FL150)

Initial Climb (to FL240)

MACH Climb

Cruise

Initial Descent (to FL240)

Descent (to FL100)

Descent (FL100 & below)

Approach

V2 (IAS)

kts

IAS

kts

IAS

kts

IAS

kts

MACH

TAS

276 kts

MACH

IAS

kts

IAS

kts

Vapp (IAS)

kts

Distance

1223 m

ROC

ft/min

ROC

ft/min

ROC

ft/min

ROC

ft/min

MACH

ROD

ft/min

ROD

ft/min

MCS

kts

Distance

1048 m

MTOW

2250022,500 kg 22.5 tonnes kg

Ceiling

FL250

ROD

ft/min

APC

B

WTC

M

Range

890890 nm 1,648,280 m 1,648.28 km 5,407,742.786 ft NM

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Accidents & Serious Incidents involving AT75

• AT75 / B739, Medan Indonesia, 2017 (On 3 August 2017, a Boeing 737-900ER landing at Medan was in wing-to-wing collision as it touched down with an ATR 72-500 which had entered the same runway to depart at an intermediate point. Substantial damage was caused but both aircraft could be taxied clear. The Investigation concluded that the ATR 72 had entered the runway at an opposite direction without clearance after its incomplete readback had gone unchallenged by ATC. Controllers appeared not to have realized that a collision had occurred despite warnings of runway debris and the runway was not closed until other aircraft also reported debris.)
• AT75, en-route, north of Visby Sweden, 2014 (On 30 November 2014, an ATR 72-500 suddenly experienced severe propeller vibrations whilst descending through approximately 7,000 feet with the power levers at flight idle. The vibrations "subsided" after the crew feathered the right engine propeller and then shut the right engine down. The flight was completed without further event. Severe damage to the right propeller mechanism was found with significant consequential damage to the engine. Several other similar events were found to have occurred to other ATR72 aircraft and, since the Investigation could not determine the cause, the EASA was recommended to impose temporary operating limitations pending OEM resolution.)
• AT75, vicinity Magong Taiwan, 2014 (On 23 July 2014, a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 crashed into terrain shortly after commencing a go around from a VOR approach at its destination in day IMC in which the aircraft had been flown significantly below the MDA without visual reference. The aircraft was destroyed and48 of the 58 occupants were killed. The Investigation found that the accident was entirely attributable to the actions of the crew and that it had occurred in a context of a systemic absence of effective risk management at the Operator which had not been adequately addressed by the Safety Regulator.)
• AT75, vicinity Yasouj Iran, 2018 (On 18 February 2018, contact was lost with an ATR72-500 approaching Yasouj and two days later the wreckage of the aircraft was located in mountainous terrain with no sign of survivors. The flight recorders were eventually recovered and their data helped attribute the accident to descent below the designated minimum safe altitude followed by an encounter with severe mountain wave conditions which led to the crew losing control and a terrain impact which destroyed the aircraft and killed all its occupants. An apparently widespread failure to recognise the potential risk of severe mountain wave encounters was also found.)