Service difficulty report · Engine · Lear 36LEAR

Difficulty date
April 20, 2012
Submitted
April 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12FN
Make and model
Lear 36LEAR
Aircraft serial
016
Aircraft time
17,475 hours, 8,661 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT 35,000 FT, 225 KIAS, IN RIGHT TURN, A HARD BUT MUFFLED POP WAS HEARD FOLLOWED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY LT ENGINE FLAME OUT. N1 OF 104 PERCENT WAS NOTED, FUEL COMPUTER LIGHT ON, AND ALL OTHER INDICATIONS THEN DECREASED DOWN TO 0 DEGREES ITT, APPROX 15 PERCENT N1 AND N2, ENGINE WAS SECURED, CHECKLIST RUN AND NO RESTART ATTEMPTED DUE TO ACRID SMELL AT TIME OF FLAME OUT AND SUSPICION OF OVERSPEED. DURING RECOVERY, BELOW 20,000 FEET THE LT BLEED AIR LIGHT KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND SETTING OFF THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING AT PHF.