# Incident 19980910035789I: Fokker F28MK0100, Norfolk, VA, September 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888AU-2005-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK 0100 (registry code 4990807, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-650-15 (registry code 54557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-650-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK0100
- People aboard: 75
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980910035789I

## Narrative

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

USAIR FLT 1041 DEPARTED NORFOLK (ORF) 09:46 1C1 EN ROUTE TO PITTSBURG (PIT).  AFTER ROTATION A NO. 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE NO. 2 ENGINE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISED.  THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORFOLK (ORF) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  NORMAL DEPLANING FOLLOWED.  MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NO. 2 ENGINE 12TH STAGE AIR OFF TAKE OUTER DUCT FRACTURED (MFG PN JR29838A, USAA PN 2150010).  ALSO, THE CLAMP (USAA PN 2150585) FAILED.  PARTS WERE TAGGED FOR ENGINEERING ANALYSIS.

## Other reports on N888AU (1)

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

- [Incident 19920407011919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920407011919I), Apr 7, 1992: Fokker F28MK0100 (N888AU), Des Moines, IA. Unsafe gear indication opn departure. Recycled gear. Observed safe indication. Returned and landed safely.

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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