Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 19, 2015
Submitted
June 19, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N202TT
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK504
Aircraft time
3,379 hours, 2,499 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Engine time
3,379 hours, 2,496 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Nr 2
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

WHILE ENROUTE, THE NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY FL380. THE ACFT, DIVERTING FOR A LARGE CELL DEPICTED ON THE RADAR, THE CELL WAS DEPICTED OVER DESTINATION. THE ACFT HAD EXPERIENCED 3 TO 4 SUSPECTED LIGHTNING STRIKES AND WAS DESCENDING THROUGH FL380 FOR FL340 WHEN THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A ROLLBACK TO A FLAMEOUT. NO SECONDARY MALIFICIENT INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS WERE RUN. THE CREW NOTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS WINDMILLING AND NO BAD INDICATIONS WERE NOTED SO A RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED. THE RESTART WAS SUCCESSFUL AND ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND EMERGENCY STATUS WAS REQUESTED TO BE REPEALED. THE CREW MADE AN UNEVENTFUL 2 ENGINE NORMAL LANDING.

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