SDR 97ZZZX3628

Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
July 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N108FX
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
104
Engine
Garrtt TFE73123B
Part
Engine
Condition
Flame Out
Location
Right Engine
Part time
1,296 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

RIGHT ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND FLAMED OUT CLIMBING FROM 44,000 FEET TO 45,000 FEET. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM UNTIL AIRCRAFT YAWED. CONDITIONS SPEED - .74 TO .75 MACH. OAT = -61C. POWER = MAX COUNTS. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 25,000 FEET, UNABLE TO WINDMILL START. STARTER ENGAGED AND START SUCCESSFUL WITHIN PARAMETERS. OTHER CONDITIONS, AIRCRAFT ON AUTOPILOT AND CREW HAD NOT TOUCHED THE THROTTLE. GRAVITY FLOW OPEN, STANDBY PUMPS OFF. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. ENGINE CYCLES, 957.

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