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Originally Posted by Makko
It happened on the Barber Perseus too! Sulzer 9RND90 engine. After "slow steaming", the turbo coked up and, so, when they went to FSA one of the three BIG turbos blasted off! A mate on board at the time said he was mesmerized with the tacho going off the clock and bending the pointer until the 2/E screamed at him "to take cover" [edited for people of a sensitive disposition] in case a blade "excursion" occured! As you said, the solution was to remove floor plates an slide them, slowly, into the airtake and strangle the TC.
After that, we were advised to go to full ahead for short periods during slow steaming to "blast the crap" [technical terminology!].
Rgds.
Dave
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Don't remember what happened to the T/C on the Wichmann but it couldn't have been very good for its health as the engine was out of service for quite a while. I do remember however that this engine was fated as later a balance weight came adrift and did a couple of circuits around the crankcase before it escaped into the engine room