- Date
- January 22, 1982, 08:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place
- Louisville, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N18FEDassault/Sud Falcon 20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71495
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a cruise descent from FL 330 in clear air (RAT-22 deg c) a double engine flameout occurred. Pwr had been adjusted to 86 pct with engine anti-ice on prior to the descent. When the throttles were advanced at FL 220, there was no engine response. Successful relights were accomplished with both engines on subsequent test flights, N18FE experienced repeated engine rollbacks at and above FL 290 when throttles were retarded to the flight idle stop. Engine rollbacks did not occur when flight manual idle restrictions intended for speeds below 200 KTS were observed at speeds above 200 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18FE
- Reported as
- Dassault/Sud Falcon 20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 233
- Engine
- General Elect CF700-2D, 4,120 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Federal Express Corporation
- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corporation
- Departed
- Memphis, TN
- Destination
- Louisville, KY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SDF · Standiford Field
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 18 °F