A BAE3200 IN DSCNT AT 8000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO A DOUBLE ENG FAILURE CAUSED BY A R ENG FAILED FUEL PUMP. L ENG AUTO RESTART OK. CAUSE OF L ENG 30 SECOND PWR LOSS UNKNOWN.

Date: 2000-01 · Aircraft: Jetstream 32 · Phase: descent

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|inflight-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control

Synopsis

A BAE3200 IN DSCNT AT 8000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO A DOUBLE ENG FAILURE CAUSED BY A R ENG FAILED FUEL PUMP. L ENG AUTO RESTART OK. CAUSE OF L ENG 30 SECOND PWR LOSS UNKNOWN.

Narrative

THE EMER OCCURRED DURING A REPOSITION FLT ON JAN/XA/00 FROM SPRINGFIELD; MO; TO ST. LOUIS; MO. APPROX 20 MI W OF ST. LOUIS; THE L ENG QUIT. THE TORQUE AND RPM GAUGES BOTH INDICATED 0. WE STARTED TO EXECUTE THE SINGLE ENG FAILURE MEMORY ITEMS. WHILE IDENTIFYING THE FEATHER LEVER; THE R ENG FAILED. AT THIS TIME; APCH CALLED TO GIVE US A VECTOR. WE TOLD THEM WE HAD AN EMER AND WOULD GET BACK TO THEM. WE STARTED TO EXECUTE THE DOUBLE ENG FAILURE MEMORY ITEMS. AFTER APPROX 30 SECONDS; THE L ENG RELIT. I THEN ADDED PWR TO THE L ENG AND USED IT AS NORMAL. WE THEN EXECUTED THE MEMORY ITEMS ON THE R ENG AND RAN THE ENG SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. WE THEN CALLED APCH AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE HAD ONE ENG BACK AND WE STILL HAD AN EMER. THEY VECTORED US FOR A STRAIGHT IN ILS TO STL. I MADE A DECISION NOT TO RESTART THE ENG DUE TO THE LACK OF TIME REMAINING IN THE FLT. WE WERE NOW APPROX 10 MI W OF ST. LOUIS. THE WX WAS 400 OVERCAST AND 2 1/2 SM VISIBILITY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A BAE3200 WITH TWO GARRETT TPE331-12UAR ENGS. THE RPTR SAID THE L ENG HAD BEEN WORKED FOR OIL PRESSURE AND RPM FLUCTUATIONS BUT THE FLUCTUATIONS OF ABOUT 1 PERCENT WERE STILL PRESENT. THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE R ENG LOSS OF PWR AND SHUTDOWN WAS A FAILED ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THE RPTR SAID THE CAUSE OF THE L ENG MOMENTARY LOSS OF PWR IS UNKNOWN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 459769 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE #1 ENG WAS PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR AN RPM AND OIL PRESSURE LOG RPT OF FLUCTUATING. THE RPTR SAID THE FLUCTUATION WAS NOT CORRECTED AS IT WAS PRESENT DURING THE FLT. THE RPTR STATED NO CAUSE HAS BEEN RPTED BY MAINT FOR THE 30 SECOND LOSS OF PWR ON #1 ENG. THE RPTR SAID #2 ENG EXPERIENCED A FAILED ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP.

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