Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
November 24, 2025
Submitted
November 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34SJ
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
0197
Aircraft time
6,569 hours, 4,765 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ443A
Engine time
5,306 hours, 3,736 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FILED ALTITUDE FL 410, WHILE DESCENDING FROM FL 410 TO JOIN LEGOZ 4 ARRIVAL. WE HAD LEVELED OFF AT FL 370 PRIOR WITH NO ISSUE, THEN FLAMEOUT AT FL 330. AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 ON 22 NOVEMBER, 2025 THE CREW EXPERIENCED A NR 1 ENGINE FLAMEOUT. IT OCCURRED AS WE LEVELED OFF AT 33,000 FT AND & WERE PUSHING THRUST LEVERS FWD TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FIRST INDICATION OF AN ISSUE WAS THE NR 1 GEN OFF LIGHT & ASSOCIATED WARNING/CAUTION LIGHT. LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING CAME ON PROMPTING US TO LOOK AT N1, N2 AND ITT GAUGES SHOWING 0 ITT & TURBINE SPIN DOWN. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY IMMEDIATELY DUE TO NEED TO GET TO OUR DRIFT DOWN ALTITUDE & LOOK FOR CLOSEST SUITABLE AIRFIELD TO LAND. ONCE ESTABLISHED ON A VECTORS & DESCENT PROFILE, PM BROKE OUT PCL TO A2 & RAN CHECKLIST. PF BEGAN SLOWING ACFT TO GET WITHIN THE 200 KIAS LIMIT FOR RESTART. ATTEMPTED RESTART ENGINE 1, UNSUCCESSFUL, ABORTED START. ENGINE RE-LIT ON IT'S OWN AND APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY; DID NOT INCREASE POWER IN A CONTINUOUS DESCENT. CONTINUED DESCENT , DESCENDING THOUGH ICING CONDITIONS AT 12,000 MSL WHICH TURNED ENGINES & WINGS ON FOR, UNTIL CLEAR. NR 1 ENG CONTINUED TO APPEAR NORMAL ALL THE WAY TO FINAL & MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE A TWO ENGINE APPROACH WITH PM READY TO ADJUST FLAPS IN THE EVENT THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. DUE TO THE STRONG GUSTING WINDS, DETERMINED A DUAL ENGINE APPROACH WOULD BE SAFEST IN THESE CONDITIONS, WITH THE PM CLOSELY MONITORING ENGINE FUNCTION TO TOUCHDOWN. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE TAXIED TO THE FBO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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