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A learjet on approach at 4600 ft had the right engine flame out and aircraft descended below GS. PF called for a missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501492 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avl.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : avl.tracon tower : avl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 25 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 16 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 13800 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 501492 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right engine indicaitons other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Given short turn onto the marker, airspeed approximately 230 KTS. Reduced throttles to idle and right engine flamed out. PNF attempted relight. PF flew localizer. Events caused delay in getting aircraft configured. Relight was successful, however, aircraft was allowed to descend below GS. Altitude was corrected, but we did get a low altitude alert from the controller. We re-established on GS, but confign and speed was not comfortable. Approximately 500 ft above decision ht, PF called for a missed approach. Aircraft broke out of WX. Approximately 200 ft above decision ht, began climbing and almost immediately re-entered cloud. Second approach was completely normal. Cause of flameout is now being investigated by maintenance. With benefit of hindsight, 1 of 2 options would have been much better: 1) abandon approach, get vectored to off approach airspace, relight engine then come back around for another approach, or 2) continue approach on 1 engine with both pilots concentrating on approach and aircraft confign after doing single engine checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LEARJET ON APCH AT 4600 FT HAD THE R ENG FLAME OUT AND ACFT DSNDED BELOW GS. PF CALLED FOR A MISSED APCH.
Narrative: GIVEN SHORT TURN ONTO THE MARKER, AIRSPD APPROX 230 KTS. REDUCED THROTTLES TO IDLE AND R ENG FLAMED OUT. PNF ATTEMPTED RELIGHT. PF FLEW LOC. EVENTS CAUSED DELAY IN GETTING ACFT CONFIGURED. RELIGHT WAS SUCCESSFUL, HOWEVER, ACFT WAS ALLOWED TO DSND BELOW GS. ALT WAS CORRECTED, BUT WE DID GET A LOW ALT ALERT FROM THE CTLR. WE RE-ESTABLISHED ON GS, BUT CONFIGN AND SPD WAS NOT COMFORTABLE. APPROX 500 FT ABOVE DECISION HT, PF CALLED FOR A MISSED APCH. ACFT BROKE OUT OF WX. APPROX 200 FT ABOVE DECISION HT, BEGAN CLBING AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RE-ENTERED CLOUD. SECOND APCH WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. CAUSE OF FLAMEOUT IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY MAINT. WITH BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT, 1 OF 2 OPTIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER: 1) ABANDON APCH, GET VECTORED TO OFF APCH AIRSPACE, RELIGHT ENG THEN COME BACK AROUND FOR ANOTHER APCH, OR 2) CONTINUE APCH ON 1 ENG WITH BOTH PLTS CONCENTRATING ON APCH AND ACFT CONFIGN AFTER DOING SINGLE ENG CHKLIST.
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.