Service difficulty report · Engine · Fokker F2760

Difficulty date
September 26, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Fokker F2760
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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) TWO SEPARATE IFSD`S OCCURRED, THE 1ST ONE, IN CLIMB, PASSING FL70, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING CAME ON. RETARDING THE POWER LEVER HAD NO EFFECT AND THE OIL PRESSURE KEPT FALLING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSP RESULTED IN ADDING 2 QTS OF OIL AND REPLACING THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. 4 FLIGHTS FOLLOWED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND ON THE 5TH FLIGHT, DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE WHICH FORCED THE CREW TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. IN BOTH CASES, UNEVENTFUL LANDINGS WERE MADE. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ON-GOING. ENGINE MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

More about the Fokker F.27-60