What happened
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(-23) Spirit flight 1605, dtw to rsw, departed at 1231Z. During climbout at 10,000 ft., the oil strainer light illuminated on the right engine. After a few seconds, the right engine shuddered and vibrated severely, with EGT exceeding 700 degrees. As the engine was shutdown by the pilot, the oil quantity dropped to zero. The aircraft returned to dtw and made an uneventful landing. The airport's emergency equipment was standing by. An overweight landing was made at 138,000 lbs. Investigation after landing revealed the right engine had suffered an uncontained failure, with engine pieces exiting the powerplant case at the forward end of the turbine. No engine pieces exited the cowling or penetrated the fuselage. The engine will be sent to a shop for teardown and failure cause investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SPIRIT FLIGHT 1605, DTW TO RSW, DEPARTED AT 1231Z. DURING CLIMBOUT AT 10,000 FT., THE OIL STRAINER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUDDERED AND VIBRATED SEVERELY, WITH EGT EXCEEDING 700 DEGREES. AS THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE PILOT, THE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE AIRPORT'S EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE AT 138,000 LBS. INVESTIGATION AFTER LANDING REVEALED THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD SUFFERED AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE, WITH ENGINE PIECES EXITING THE POWERPLANT CASE AT THE FORWARD END OF THE TURBINE. NO ENGINE PIECES EXITED THE COWLING OR PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE. THE ENGINE WILL BE SENT TO A SHOP FOR TEARDOWN AND FAILURE CAUSE INVESTIGATION.
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