# Incident 19870915065279I: Frchld F27J, Champaign-Urban, IL, September 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1987, 21:00 local time
- Place: Champaign-Urban, IL
- Airport: University Of Illinois-Willar
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N384BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N384BA-1989-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27J (registry code 3373016, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27J
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5327
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,527 total, 5,531 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915065279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED SAFELY. THE FUEL PUMP SHAFT HAD SHEARED.

## Other reports on N384BA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881022059159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022059159I), Oct 22, 1988: Frchld F27J (N384BA), Danville, IL, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit en route. Diverted. Public address power amplifier had failed. Transistor shorted out.
- [Incident 19840604042659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840604042659I), Jun 4, 1984: Frchld F27F (N384BA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Struck a jet blast fence while being directed into a parking place. Had a wing walker.
- [Incident 19840523031949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523031949I), May 23, 1984: Frchld F27F (N384BA), Bloomington, IL. Nose landing gear not centered on takeoff. Override used to center. Found sheared nose steering. Actuator pins.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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