Service difficulty report · Engine · Fokker F27MK50

Difficulty date
November 2, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Fokker F27MK50
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
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) AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING FOLLOWED BY FIRE WARNING. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND THE THAT THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE ROTATED, METAL ON THE TURBOMACHINE CHIP DETECTOR, NR 6 & 7 BEARING VENT TUBE FRACTURED AND POWER TURBINE BLADES FRACTURED. THE AIRFRAME JET PIPE WAS ALSO HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND FORWARDED FOR INVESTIGATION. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.