Service difficulty report · Engine · Gulstm 560

Difficulty date
August 11, 2021
Submitted
August 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63FF
Make and model
Gulstm 560
Aircraft serial
5600063
Aircraft time
17,244 hours, 12,286 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
7,248 hours, 6,561 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
JT15D5A
Part serial
PCE108467
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Right
Part time
7,248 hours, 6,561 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AT 43000 AIRCRAFT WAS CROSSING A SMALL LINE OF WEATHER. ENCOUNTERED SOME MODERATE TURBULENCE. RIGHT ENGINE SHUT OFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND STARTED A DESCENT. CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE LOOKED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE STILL SHOWING ABOUT 8.7% AND TWO. CREW LOOKED IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BOOK AND DID THE ENGINE FAILURE AND RESTART CHECKLIST. DESCENDED INTO THE ENVELOPE AND RESTARTED ENGINE. ENGINE RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM SO THEY CONTINUED TO HEAD TOWARDS JACKSONVILLE MISSOURI WHICH WAS ON ROUTE ABOUT 100 MILES AWAY AS THEY DIAGNOSED ENGINE. AGAIN, ENGINE SEEMED TO BE WORKING GREAT AND VERY STRONG SO THEY ELECTED TO CANCEL THE EMERGENCY AND CONTINUE TO HOUSTON. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HOUSTON WITH NO FURTHER EVENT WHICH WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME AFTER FAILURE. UPON LANDING MAINTENANCE COMPLETED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND IT'S RIGGING. GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUE. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FROM MAINTENANCE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. CREW CONFIRMED IGNITERS WERE NOT ON WHEN PASSING THROUGH STORM. SUSPECT TURBULENCE CREATED AIRFLOW ISSUES AND ENGINE FLAMEDOUT