SDR 96ZZZX458

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Fokker F27MK500

Difficulty date
January 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722FE
Make and model
Fokker F27MK500
Aircraft serial
10472
Engine
Rroyce DART5327R
Part
Gearbox
Part number
PT61916B
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIC - ON CLIMB-OUT, THE LEFT ENGINE INDICATED A POWER LOSS (RPM DROPPED TO 13,800 AT MAX). THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO RIC. DURING DESCENT, LEFT GENERATOR LIGHT, LEFT ALTERNATOR LIGHT, AND LEFT GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. ALL TEMPERATURES WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, MECHANIC FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE LEFT GEARBOX.

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