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Small transport jet aircraft lost 1 engine at FL410. Unable to maintain altitude, requested lower. ARTCC controller gave FL390 but flight was already below that altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 151814 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Engine failure at 41000'. We were unable to maintain altitude. We asked for lower. They issued us 39000', but we had already gone through that. Basic procedure was we couldn't do as told!!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT JET ACFT LOST 1 ENGINE AT FL410. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT, REQUESTED LOWER. ARTCC CTLR GAVE FL390 BUT FLT WAS ALREADY BELOW THAT ALT.
Narrative: ENG FAILURE AT 41000'. WE WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT. WE ASKED FOR LOWER. THEY ISSUED US 39000', BUT WE HAD ALREADY GONE THROUGH THAT. BASIC PROC WAS WE COULDN'T DO AS TOLD!!
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.