Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCONE

Difficulty date
July 28, 2013
Submitted
July 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AA
Make and model
Amd FALCONE
Aircraft serial
298
Aircraft time
20,245 hours, 16,039 cycles
Engine
Ge CF7002D
Engine time
10,145 hours, 8,115 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE ACCELERATION TEST OF THE RT ENGINE AT FL310 AND FL330. ACFT PASSED TEST AT FL310. DURING TEST PERFORMED AT FL330 THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DESCENDED TO RELIGHT ALTITUDE WHERE ENGINE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED. RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED ENGINE P-3 LINE AND 3 FUEL FILTERS. CHECKED SPECIFIC GRAVITY SETTING OF FCU IAW MM 72-00, FIG. 103 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE DUE TO OUT OF ROUND CONDITION IAW MM 78-11-0. INSPECTED ADDITIONAL ITEMS IAW MM 72-00, PG 142A/B. ADJUSTED RIGGING OF ENGINE BLEED VALVES. PERFORMED A GROUND RUN OF ENGINE AND THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. MAXIMUM ALTITUDE ACCELERATION TEST WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT FL330. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.