# Fokker F.27MK 600 - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 4990706 - Manufacturer (registry): FOKKER - Model: F.27MK 600 - Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 2 · Turbo-prop - Seats: 56 - Weight class: 20,000 lb and over - Certification: Type certificated - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-600 Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft None registered with this model now. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB SEA03LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA076), Apr 17, 2003: Fokker F27MK 600 (N730FE), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the accessory drive shaft due to deterioration of bearing number 1 in the aft fork of the universal joint for undetermined reasons during cruise flight. ## FAA accident and incident reports (5) 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. - [Accident 20030417008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030417008279A), Apr 17, 2003: Fokker F27MK600 (N730FE), Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 17, 2003 about 1530PDT, a Fokker F-27MK 600, N730FE, registered to federal express corporation, and operated by empire airlines as a 14 CFR part… - [Incident 20020919025829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020919025829I), Sep 19, 2002: Fokker F27MK600 (N740FE), Ketchikan, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 09/19/2002 at approximately 0600, Alaska standard time, an F-27-MK600 operated by empire airlines, inc. (coea) of coeur d'alene, Idaho landed in… - [Incident 19940421008729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940421008729I), Apr 21, 1994: Fokker F27MK600 (N741FE), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear lever failed as aircraft taxied to gate. Nose wheel folded, metal fatigue in nose wheel lever asembly. - [Incident 19851021060289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851021060289I), Oct 21, 1985: Fokker F27MK600 (N60AN), Albany, NY. Fire warning light and bell on NR2 engine in flight. Engine shutdown. Insulator broken, false warning. - [Incident 19850108002079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850108002079I), Jan 8, 1985: Fokker F27MK600 (N60AN), Binghamton, NY. Pilot lost nose wheel steering and pneumatic pressure. Maintenance changed o rings on gear swivel fitings, hose. ## Service difficulty reports (74, newest 50) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR COEA0805742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0805742), Oct 16, 2008: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLIGHT NR 7757 MAF TO LBB. DURING TAXI OUT TO THE RUNWAY, THE RT ENG OIL PRESSURE GAGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE THEN DROPPED INTO THE RED. ACFT WAS - [SDR COEA0804742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0804742), Sep 25, 2008: HOSE. LEAKING. AIR TURN BACK. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 7500 FT AGL, THE CREW NOTICED THE ODOR OF FUEL IN THE COCKPIT. AIR FLOW FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS TU - [SDR COEA0804703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0804703), Aug 12, 2008: SPAR. PUNCTURED. MAJOR REPAIR: LT WING FRONT SPAR WEB HAS A PUNCTURE HOLE AT WS 11560. DISCOVERED DURING MAINTENANCE AFTER TAXI INCIDENT. (S) CUT OUT THE DAMAGED AREA ON THE WIN - [SDR COEA0803703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0803703), Aug 8, 2008: VALVE. FAILED. BRAKE FAILURE. DURING MAINTENANCE TAXI ACFT LOST ALL STEERING AND NORMAL BRAKING FUNCTIONS. EMERGENCY BRAKING ACTIVATION WAS USED TO STOP THE ACFT. (S) TEARDOWN - [SDR COEA0803742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0803742), Jul 28, 2008: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLIGHT 100 GEG. ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO LOSS OF TORQUE INDICATION ON LT ENGINE. TAXIED AIRCRAFT BACK TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLA - [SDR COEA0802742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0802742), Jul 16, 2008: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLT 8777. ON TAXI TO THE RUNWAY THE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAGE DROPPED TO AN INDICATION OF "0". THE LT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE A/C TAXIE - [SDR COEA0801742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0801742), May 21, 2008: COVER. TORN. ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLT 8777 GEG TO YKM. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE COPILOT`S AIRSPEED SHOWED NO INDICATIONS. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT TAXIED BACK TO THE - [SDR COEA0802703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0802703), Mar 19, 2008: ALTERNATOR. FAILED. RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLT NR7276, DURING TAXI TO THE RUNWAY, THE LT ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE AC RETURNED TO THE RAMP (BLOCKS) WITHOUT ANY FURTHUR INCIDENT. LT ALTERNA - [SDR COEA0801702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0801702), Mar 14, 2008: GYRO. FAILED. RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLIGHT NR 7276 ITC TO AFW. WHILE PREPAIRING FOR DEPARTURE THE CREW DISCOVERED THE CAPT HEADING AND SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI) COMPASS CARD WAS - [SDR COEA0703742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0703742), Aug 28, 2007: O-RING. LEAKING. AIR TURN BACK, FLT NR 7777. AFTER TAKE-OFF CREW OBSERVED LOW OIL PRESSURE ON THE RT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDING WAS MADE WITH BOTH ENGINES R - [SDR COEA0701703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0701703), Jul 2, 2007: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. (AIR TURNBACK) TURNING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE CREW NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN YELLOW, RED AND ZERO, ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORM - [SDR COEA0702742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0702742), Feb 20, 2007: TRANSMITTER. MALFUNCTIONED. ABORTED TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE INDICATED ZERO TORQUE AT TAKEOFF AND TAXI POWER SETTINGS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP AT GEG. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LT TOR - [SDR COE2005F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COE2005F00002), Oct 3, 2005: INVERTER. INOPERATIVE. DEPARTURE, ENROUTE, NR 1 INVERTER WENT OFF LINE AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. CREW REPORTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR BUT NO SMOKE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. THE NR 1 INVERT - [SDR COE2005F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COE2005F00000), Jan 20, 2005: WIRE HARNESS. INOPERATIVE. NR 2 TGT FLUCUTATED BETWEEN 0 AND 600 DEGREES IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND - [SDR COE2004F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COE2004F00001), Nov 3, 2004: ALTERNATOR. FAILED. ON CLIMB OUT, RT ALTERNATOR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACE - [SDR 2004F00296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00296), Jun 25, 2004: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM SEA, NR 2 TGT INDICATOR FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 0 AND 8000 DEGREES. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SEA FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 T - [SDR 2004F00188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00188), Jun 19, 2004: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM RAP AT 11,000 FEET, THE RT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATD. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTION. AN EMERGENCY WAS - [SDR 2004F00152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00152), May 18, 2004: ALTERNATOR. INOPERATIVE. LEFT AC ALTERNATOR FAILED ON CLIMB-OUT FROM KTN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KTN WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. - [SDR 2004F00311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00311), Apr 27, 2004: INVERTER. FAILED. NR 1 INVERTER FAILED IN FLIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESET. CRW ELECTED TO RETURN TO YVR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 INVERT - [SDR 2004F00268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00268), Apr 25, 2004: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. DURNG POEWR ADVANCE ON TAKEOFF, NR 1 TORQUE INDICATOR SHOWED '0'. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TORQU - [SDR COE2004F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COE2004F00000), Mar 4, 2004: CONTROL PANEL. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE GENERATOR WOULD NOT CARRY A LOAD. CREW TURNED BACK WHERE MAINTNANCE WAS AVAILABLE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMO - [SDR 2004F00218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00218), Jan 28, 2004: CIRCUIT BREAKER. TRIPPED. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FSD, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. CREW SELECTED EMERGENCY POWER AND RETURNED TO FSD, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. - [SDR COE2003F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COE2003F00004), Dec 3, 2003: PIN. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED, HAD TO RECYCLE LANDING GEAR C/B TO GET THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT (ALL GEAR). MAINTENANCE REPLACED PIN CONNECTING LANDING GEAR LOCK SOLENOID TO - [SDR COEA0303742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0303742), Oct 24, 2003: LINKAGE. BROKEN. AFTER TAEKOFF, THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO UNLOCK FOR RETRACTION. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO RAP, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT - [SDR COEA0304729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0304729), Oct 23, 2003: FIRE LOOP. MALFUNCTIONED. RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED 5 MINUTES AFTER T/O FROM SEA. RT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PILOTS REQUESTED RETURN TO SEA. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT RET - [SDR 2003F00584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00584), Aug 12, 2003: BATTERY. OVERHEATED. APPROX 65 NM FROM SITKA, BATTERY OVERTEMP ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO JUNEAU WHERE MAINTENANCE WAS AVAILABLE. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. JNU MAIN - [SDR COE2003F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COE2003F00002), Jul 23, 2003: CONTROL VALVE. INTERMITTENT. DEPARTING, AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP. GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED AND NORMAL ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED. MAINTEN - [SDR 2003F00472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00472), Jun 23, 2003: CONTROL UNIT. INTERMITTENT. NOSE WHEEL INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER TAKEOFF WITH LANDING GEAR SELECTOR UP. THE PRESSURE FAIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS THEN SWI - [SDR 2003F00356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00356), May 12, 2003: CONTROL PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SEA FOR JNU, RIGHT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND UNABLE TO RESET. PILOT ADVISED TO RETURN TO SEA. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDE - [SDR COEA0301730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0301730), Apr 17, 2003: DRIVE SHAFT. FAILED. NR 1 ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARBOX DRIVESHAFT FAILED DURING AIRCRAFT APPROACH TO SEA. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN AND LANDED AT SE - [SDR 2003F00114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00114), Dec 28, 2002: INVERTER. MALFUNCTIONED. VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE IN CARGO COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY BURNING SMELL. SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY WHEN CHOKE VALVE WAS OPENED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY INVERTER. O - [SDR COEA0202740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0202740), Dec 11, 2002: SWITCH. FAULTY. LEFT FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB OUT DEPARTURE FROM GEG. NO FIRE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GEG WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPL - [SDR COEA02021742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA02021742), Dec 10, 2002: ALTERNATOR. FAILED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LEFT ALTERNATOR FAILED INFLIGHT DURING ICING CONDITIONS WHILE DEPARTING FROM YVR. FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO YVR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. - [SDR COEA0201702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0201702), Nov 25, 2002: WIRE. BROKEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER FIRST OFFICER REPORTED SMELL OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE THAT CONTROLS LIGHTING TO VERTICAL - [SDR COEA02021740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA02021740), Sep 24, 2002: GENERATOR. FAILED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED RIGHT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL2000. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED LEFT DC GENERATOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED - [SDR COEA0203729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0203729), Sep 4, 2002: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT PNEUMATIC PRESSURE FOR OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR DROPPED TO ZERO WITH GEAR IN UP POSITION. LANDING GE - [SDR COEA0202729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0202729), Mar 28, 2002: LINE. LEAKING. ON DEPARTURE FROM GEG, NOSE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEAKING STEERING MOTOR SWIVEL LINE AND FO - [SDR COEA0103702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0103702), Nov 16, 2001: GASKET. WORN. NR 2 ENGINE GEAR BOX OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. PILOT PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN ON NR 2 ENGINE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE F - [SDR 2001F00049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00049), Jun 1, 2001: INVERTER. FAILED. DEPARTED LAS VEGAS EN ROUTE TO OAK - FLT 7709 - SHORTLY, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 INVERTER FAILED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN INFLIGHT EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO - [SDR COEA0101740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0101740), May 1, 2001: MOTOR. LEAKING. ON DEPARTURE FROM GEG, NOSE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEAKING STEERING MOTOR TO CORRECT PROBLEM - [SDR COEA102740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA102740), Apr 30, 2001: VALVE. LEAKING. DURING LANDING APPROACH TO PSC, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, FLIGHT CREW LOWERED GEAR USING EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM. - [SDR 20010410AP027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010410AP027), Feb 1, 2001: PUMP. FAILED. ON ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FROM OAK AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 (L), PILOT REPORTED THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE LEFT NR 2 FUEL BOOST PUMP ILLUMINATED. AS THE NR 1 PUMP FOR T - [SDR 20010112SG017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010112SG017), Nov 10, 2000: CONTROL VALVE. INOPERATIVE. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAIN BOTTLE PSI 2000. PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST REVEALED MALFUNCTIONING F - [SDR 20010523CW004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010523CW004), Jul 6, 2000: GASKET. UNSERVICEABLE. PILOT REPORTED DROP IN RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DURING CLIMB THROUGH 10,000 FT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FSD. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. PILOT RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO - [SDR COEA0001702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0001702), Jul 6, 2000: GASKET. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH, 10,000 FT HE OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 9 PSI AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AT THIS TIME HE ELECTED T - [SDR AU000536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU000536), Jun 19, 2000: BEARING. FAILED. (AUS) RT ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARBOX INPUT BEARING FAILED ALLOWING OIL TOLEAK OUT OF CASE. - [SDR AU000155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU000155), Mar 23, 2000: COMPRESSOR. FAILED. (AUS) LH ENGINE DRIVEN PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR FAILED. OIL LINE FOUNDBROKEN AT BRAZED FITTING. - [SDR 20000417AP004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000417AP004), Feb 1, 2000: ENGINE. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT WHILE APPROACH LAS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LAS. INITIAL ASSESSMENT BY MAINTENAN - [SDR COEA9901702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA9901702), Dec 9, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. LAS VEGAS - A/C WAS HIT BY A UPS CARGO CONTAINER WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE AIRPORT RAMP. THE CONTAINER WAS BLOWN ACROSS THE RAMP BY A HIGH WIND. STRU - [SDR AU990148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU990148), Feb 11, 1999: SEAL. FAILED. (AUS) NR 2 ENGINE AUXILIARY GEARBOX OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL LEAKING. ENGINE HAD SUFFERED A PREVIOUS AUXILIARY GEARBOX DRIVESHAFT FAILURE WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO All 74: https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-600/reports.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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