SDR YIEA96001

Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCOND

Difficulty date
January 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AA
Make and model
Amd FALCOND
Aircraft serial
203
Engine
Ge CF7002D
Part
Engine
Condition
Flame Out
Location
Left
Part time
9,597 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED WHILE IN A STEADY STATE, CLIMB-OUT FOR FL 330 TO FL 370, LT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 34,300 FEET. ACFT FLYING AT .68 MACH. THERE WERE NO CLOUDS AND VERY LIGHT TURBULENCE. CREW DESCENDED AND RESTARTED ENGINE AT FL 290. ACFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ENG GIVEN A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF INLET AND EXHAUST TO LOOK FOR EVIDENCE OF FOD, BUT NONE WAS FOUND. ENG BORESCOPED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. A FULL GROUND POWER RUN PERFORMED ON ENGINE IAW WITH GE MM AND ALL PARAMETERS CHECKED WITHIN LIMITS. NO MECHANICAL CAUSE COULD BE FOUND FOR THE FLAME OUT. IT IS POSSIBLE LIGHT TURBULENCE OR CREW OPERATIONS MAY HAVE INDUCED FLAME OUT. ENG RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)