Medium Transport; High Wing; 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Type 7000
Distraction; Troubleshooting; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Aircraft; Procedure
Our twin engine turboprop aircraft experienced an engine failure at 27;000 feet MSL. We [requested priority handling] with ZZZ Center to proceed to ZZZ for a field arrestment. At 3;000 feet MSL with ZZZ Tower; aircrew elected to hold overhead the field to wait for a landing signal officer to get on station to help ensure the aircrew would have a safe approach to an arrestment. While holding overhead aircraft; multiple commercial aircraft we cleared for takeoff out of ZZZ1 into the flight path of our aircraft. This was a distraction and added to the aircrew workload. Request ATC not [to] clear aircraft for takeoff with a [priority handling] aircraft in such close vicinity.
Pilot flying reported an engine failure and while holding for a safe approach; an adjacent airport allowed an aircraft to depart into the flight path of holding pattern.