SDR 110702

Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 25B

Difficulty date
November 6, 2002
Submitted
November 11, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N254SC
Make and model
Lear 25B
Aircraft serial
102
Aircraft time
13,196 hours, 10,148 cycles
Engine
Ge CJ610*
Engine time
5,920 hours, 4,299 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Nacelle
Part time
5,920 hours, 4,299 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT FL 390, 20 MIN. INTO THE FLIGHT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGANCY. THE PILOT RELITE THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GROUND AT FXE. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLITCATE ON THE GROUND. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AFTER A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE STILL WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS THE COMPRESSOR SECTION. ANOTHER ENGINE IS BEING INSTALLED.

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