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Attributes | |
ACN | 422808 |
Time | |
Date | 199812 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : tqr |
State Reference | MI |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Flight Phase | other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 96 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 422808 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500 |
ASRS Report | 423196 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Climbing out of FL337 for FL350, I was in the left seat flying and another captain was working the radios. He had already advised ATC that we were doing a maintenance flight with a possibility of engine loss requiring a quick descent. He advised no emergency would be called unless we lost the other engine. The test engine (#1) flamed out going through approximately FL337. I steadied the aircraft and reached to guard the good throttle. Before I could get to the throttle, the other pilot had shut down the good engine. I told him he had just shut down the good engine and I called for a secure checklist to prepare for a possible relight. He called ATC, declared an emergency and requested lower. ATC gave us lower, and I put the nose down to get down and build up the speed for a relight. Going through approximately FL300, both engines relit. We stopped our descent at FL270 and requested climb to FL290 to complete the acceleration check. The other pilot cleared the emergency with ATC and we continued on our flight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was being flown to test the new engine change on the #1 position. The reporter said the cause of the flame out on #1 engine may have been ignition problems but was not certain. The reporter said the emergency was canceled after both engines were relit and the trip continued.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DASSAULT 20 ON A NEW #1 ENG TEST FLT HAD THE ENG FLAME OUT AT FL337 THE PNF INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN #2 ENG. BOTH ENGS RELIT AT FL290.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF FL337 FOR FL350, I WAS IN THE L SEAT FLYING AND ANOTHER CAPT WAS WORKING THE RADIOS. HE HAD ALREADY ADVISED ATC THAT WE WERE DOING A MAINT FLT WITH A POSSIBILITY OF ENG LOSS REQUIRING A QUICK DSCNT. HE ADVISED NO EMER WOULD BE CALLED UNLESS WE LOST THE OTHER ENG. THE TEST ENG (#1) FLAMED OUT GOING THROUGH APPROX FL337. I STEADIED THE ACFT AND REACHED TO GUARD THE GOOD THROTTLE. BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE THROTTLE, THE OTHER PLT HAD SHUT DOWN THE GOOD ENG. I TOLD HIM HE HAD JUST SHUT DOWN THE GOOD ENG AND I CALLED FOR A SECURE CHKLIST TO PREPARE FOR A POSSIBLE RELIGHT. HE CALLED ATC, DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED LOWER. ATC GAVE US LOWER, AND I PUT THE NOSE DOWN TO GET DOWN AND BUILD UP THE SPD FOR A RELIGHT. GOING THROUGH APPROX FL300, BOTH ENGS RELIT. WE STOPPED OUR DSCNT AT FL270 AND REQUESTED CLB TO FL290 TO COMPLETE THE ACCELERATION CHK. THE OTHER PLT CLRED THE EMER WITH ATC AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR FLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN TO TEST THE NEW ENG CHANGE ON THE #1 POS. THE RPTR SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FLAME OUT ON #1 ENG MAY HAVE BEEN IGNITION PROBS BUT WAS NOT CERTAIN. THE RPTR SAID THE EMER WAS CANCELED AFTER BOTH ENGS WERE RELIT AND THE TRIP CONTINUED.
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.