Service difficulty report · Gasket · Fokker F27MK50

Difficulty date
November 28, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Fokker F27MK50
Engine
Pwa PW125B
Part
Gasket
Condition
Torn
Location
Ovrspd Governor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AT TOP OF CLIMB, OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION WAS REPORTED FOLLOWED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE PILOT. ON RETURN TO GATE, THE ENG COWL WAS FOUND COVERED WITH OIL. OVERSPEED GOVERNOR GASKET FOUND DETERIORATED. GASKET WAS REPLACED.