What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Saturday, June 2, 2001, just after take-off from the Rochester international airport (roc), the number three engine of a dhl airlines, inc. aircraft, N705DH, began to vibrate severely and the engine instruments all rolled back to minimal indications. Capt robert walker, certificate number 381643876, decided that there had been an engine failure and returned to roc, landed unevently and taxied to the ramp. Ground examination showed failure of the last two rotor/stator stages in the turbine. The tailpipe was punctured in three places by exiting/tumbling debris. There was no evidence of liberated debris in the plane of rotation nor any sign of bulging in the engine exhaust case. At the time, the decision from maintenance control was to send a crew to change the engine. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2001, JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC), THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE OF A DHL AIRLINES, INC. AIRCRAFT, N705DH, BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ALL ROLLED BACK TO MINIMAL INDICATIONS. CAPT ROBERT WALKER, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 381643876, DECIDED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ENGINE FAILURE AND RETURNED TO ROC, LANDED UNEVENTLY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. GROUND EXAMINATION SHOWED FAILURE OF THE LAST TWO ROTOR/STATOR STAGES IN THE TURBINE. THE TAILPIPE WAS PUNCTURED IN THREE PLACES BY EXITING/TUMBLING DEBRIS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF LIBERATED DEBRIS IN THE PLANE OF ROTATION NOR ANY SIGN OF BULGING IN THE ENGINE EXHAUST CASE. AT THE TIME, THE DECISION FROM MAINTENANCE CONTROL WAS TO SEND A CREW TO CHANGE THE ENGINE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.