Service difficulty report · Blade · Fokker F28MK1000

Difficulty date
January 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Fokker F28MK1000
Engine
Rroyce SPEY55515
Part
Blade
Condition
Missing
Location
#2 Eng Lp Turb
Part time
29,600 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB THROUGH FL270 THE CREW HEARD A "BANG" AND FELT A VIBRATION FROM #2 ENGINE, WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING POWER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED A LOW PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE MISSING. THIS ENGINE SUFFERED A SIMILAR FAILURE ON 5 JANUARY 1990. THERE IS NO RECORD OF AN SDR AT THAT OCCURRENCE.

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