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Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
February 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453UE
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120148
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Left
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CEZ/DEN - AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE WHEN LEFT ENGINE SUFFERED FROM APPARENT FLAME-OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS ON DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000 FEET. ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN, DROPPING EEC OFF-LINE AND CAUSING LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR TO ILLUMINATE. PILOT'S CONFIRMED LEFT ENGINE FAILED AND SECURED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CEZ WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, NO APPARENT FAILURE FOUND, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CAUSE OF FLAME-OUT IS NOT DETERMINABLE AT THIS TIME.

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