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http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-n...dual-flameout-raises-questions-about-beechjet

Remember when - 2006.

Slowtation, did you look at the flightaware tracklog on that aircraft? Looks like they did a rapid descent and bounced off the ocean back up to 6000 feet. Those tracklogs can appear erratic for whatever reason.

Wonder what really happened.

Sounds like they did a go around at 1005, landed runway 26 at around 1012 or so. LiveATC.net.
 
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I do not have any more details other than a positive confirmation that an engine did flame out. I included the flightaware link so people could see the track log. There have been 2 other flameouts at Flops.

Ricci Rocket is a term coined by Flops pilots for the Nextant 400xt, due to the fact that Kenn Ricci is the owner of Nextant, so, Ricci Rocket.
 
slowtation capt said:
I do not have any more details other than a positive confirmation that an engine did flame out. I included the flightaware link so people could see the track log. There have been 2 other flameouts at Flops.

Ricci Rocket is a term coined by Flops pilots for the Nextant 400xt, due to the fact that Kenn Ricci is the owner of Nextant, so, Ricci Rocket.
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The other 2 flameouts were dual engine loss on the old Raytheon BeechJets, with JT-15D's. HBC made a design change as a fix. The RicciJet has Williams engines, so whatever the cause it'll be a different issue. Not that the NXT doesn't have plenty of its own reliability problems, from what I've heard. Not a surprise for a KR product - looks great on the outside, just don't look behind the curtain (or under the cowling).
 
slowtation capt said:
I do not have any more details other than a positive confirmation that an engine did flame out. I included the flightaware link so people could see the track log. There have been 2 other flameouts at Flops.

Ricci Rocket is a term coined by Flops pilots for the Nextant 400xt, due to the fact that Kenn Ricci is the owner of Nextant, so, Ricci Rocket.
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Brilliant. Clever twist on the "Rice Rocket" moniker given to the Mitsubishi Diamond Jet's predecessor.

There's a PIG who can't decide what color lipstick suits it best. Haha.
 
gunfyter said:
The track looks like it went to pompano beach to me
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Listen to liveatc.net FXE tower on 10/9 between 1400 and 1430z. They did a go around on 26 because they were too high on approach (good decision making) followed by another successful attempt on 26 at around 1015 . Couldn't find Miami or JAX center comms.

Nice job crew, whatever the situation that caused the priority aircraft status according to tower.

According to flightaware the aircraft deviated around weather in VA /SC area, perhaps engine icing was a factor ?
 
I would like to personally extend a congratulations to uncle Kenny for having our first single engine beechjunk flameout. For all you flex guys flying the 300 I'd start studying up on dual engine flameouts after his substandard mx crews get a hold of your birds. It's the Ricci way. Wait till you see his mechanics come out to fix your airplane with a pipe wrench. You think I'm joking, just wait.
 
Dingo221 said:
you do not know crap about jets, so shut up
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OK professor, then you can instruct us all on how the FJ44-3ap engine is anti-iced / deiced. What is heated and what is not, what is always heated and what is selectively heated. Since no one but Dingo221 knows crap about jets, we will assume that the nose cone on fan is always heated, while the temp probes are selectively heated along with the inlet lip and .....?

If they deviated around weather at a high altitude without selecting engine heat on, perhaps they collected ice on various parts of the unheated engine which during descent were then (possibly) ingested into the engine. Just a guess, and in the absence in of any other information as to what caused a flame out, its a good guess.

Could have been fuel icing, could have been fuel starvation, or just plain mechanical failure. Fuel pumps are mechanical devices, and unless its a venturi pump it is subject to failure.

Or maybe a pilot shut it down due to low oil pressure or a fire indication, or he just wanted to save some fuel. :0


Dingo221, what did we miss genius?
 
Haha

Dingo221 said:
Newkem, you do not know crap about jets, so shut up
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We have identified the forum expert /knowitall and that person is?

Dicko221!

So explain to us undereducated professional turbine powered aircraft drivers exactly what happened.
 

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