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A jetstream 3200 on approach at 4000 ft declared an emergency due to #1 engine flameout, engine restarted and landing uneventful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 434776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine indications |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Left-hand engine failed, ran checks then restarted engine declared emergency and contacted dispatch. Landed at iad without further incident. Later found out this same aircraft had engine failure with same engine 1 week before. Maintenance did not fix the problem although they signed off on the problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated this same airplane and the same engine flamed out while on approach while being operated by a friend. The reporter said maintenance adjusted the fuel control on the previous malfunction and replaced the fuel control on this event. The reporter stated his lack of confidence in maintenance for a first time positive fix.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JETSTREAM 3200 ON APCH AT 4000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO #1 ENG FLAMEOUT, ENG RESTARTED AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL.
Narrative: L-HAND ENG FAILED, RAN CHKS THEN RESTARTED ENG DECLARED EMER AND CONTACTED DISPATCH. LANDED AT IAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LATER FOUND OUT THIS SAME ACFT HAD ENG FAILURE WITH SAME ENG 1 WK BEFORE. MAINT DID NOT FIX THE PROB ALTHOUGH THEY SIGNED OFF ON THE PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THIS SAME AIRPLANE AND THE SAME ENG FLAMED OUT WHILE ON APCH WHILE BEING OPERATED BY A FRIEND. THE RPTR SAID MAINT ADJUSTED THE FUEL CTL ON THE PREVIOUS MALFUNCTION AND REPLACED THE FUEL CTL ON THIS EVENT. THE RPTR STATED HIS LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN MAINT FOR A FIRST TIME POSITIVE FIX.
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.