FK10 crew had engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	456484
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 178 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 443
ASRS Report	456484
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	456750
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : fault isolation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine #1 began surging with erratic EPR, N1, N2 during climb out. Crew decided to return to mco for precautionary landing. During downwind, engine parameters continued, fluctuating with erroneous engine failure warnings. On final approach below 1000 ft, with captain now flying, left engine failed. Landed and then cleared runway. Emergency crew observed left engine smoking and leaking fuel. They recommended deplaning aircraft on taxiway. Main cabin door was used to exit onto portable stairs. Captain and first officer performed emergency shutdown of APU and right engine due to presence of leaking fuel. No injuries, no deployment of slides. Passenger bussed to terminal. Aircraft towed to gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: captain reports the crew flew the aircraft the day before. They were unable to start the engine because of a sheared starter shaft. After this was repaired, they were able to start the engine but the generator would not come on line because of a low N2 RPM. The captain feels that the N2 stage was binding and caused the 2 problems. On the next trip sequence the first officer described the symptoms exactly and said he had the same thing happen the yr before. The aircraft uses the rolls royce tay engine. Supplemental information from acn 456750: during initial climb out, #1 engine EPR and tgt began to fluctuate. Shortly thereafter, we received several 'transient' engine failure #1 alerts on MFDU screen, but each alert appeared only momentarily. Decision was made to return to mco with the #1 engine still operating. At approximately 400 ft AGL on approach, engine #1 failed. Checklist items were accomplished and passenger were deplaned via airstairs after clearing runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK10 CREW HAD ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: ENG #1 BEGAN SURGING WITH ERRATIC EPR, N1, N2 DURING CLBOUT. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO MCO FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. DURING DOWNWIND, ENG PARAMETERS CONTINUED, FLUCTUATING WITH ERRONEOUS ENG FAILURE WARNINGS. ON FINAL APCH BELOW 1000 FT, WITH CAPT NOW FLYING, L ENG FAILED. LANDED AND THEN CLRED RWY. EMER CREW OBSERVED L ENG SMOKING AND LEAKING FUEL. THEY RECOMMENDED DEPLANING ACFT ON TXWY. MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS USED TO EXIT ONTO PORTABLE STAIRS. CAPT AND FO PERFORMED EMER SHUTDOWN OF APU AND R ENG DUE TO PRESENCE OF LEAKING FUEL. NO INJURIES, NO DEPLOYMENT OF SLIDES. PAX BUSSED TO TERMINAL. ACFT TOWED TO GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CAPT RPTS THE CREW FLEW THE ACFT THE DAY BEFORE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO START THE ENG BECAUSE OF A SHEARED STARTER SHAFT. AFTER THIS WAS REPAIRED, THEY WERE ABLE TO START THE ENG BUT THE GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE BECAUSE OF A LOW N2 RPM. THE CAPT FEELS THAT THE N2 STAGE WAS BINDING AND CAUSED THE 2 PROBS. ON THE NEXT TRIP SEQUENCE THE FO DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AND SAID HE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN THE YR BEFORE. THE ACFT USES THE ROLLS ROYCE TAY ENG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 456750: DURING INITIAL CLBOUT, #1 ENG EPR AND TGT BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE RECEIVED SEVERAL 'TRANSIENT' ENG FAILURE #1 ALERTS ON MFDU SCREEN, BUT EACH ALERT APPEARED ONLY MOMENTARILY. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO MCO WITH THE #1 ENG STILL OPERATING. AT APPROX 400 FT AGL ON APCH, ENG #1 FAILED. CHKLIST ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND PAX WERE DEPLANED VIA AIRSTAIRS AFTER CLRING RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.