Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Fokker F27MK50

Difficulty date
September 2, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Fokker F27MK50
Engine
Pwa PW125B
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKEOFF RUN JUST BEFORE ROTATION, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE OUT WARNING. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT SAFELY CAME TO A STOP. POST EVENT INSPECTION FOUND A POSSIBLE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE FRACTURE. ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT TO VECTOR FOR INVESTIGATION.