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Flight crew of cpr small transport jet aircraft descended from assigned high altitude due to a temporary engine loss.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 235377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 38500 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 235377 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
While at FL390 the left engine failed. We were unable to maintain altitude and descended 500 ft before we were cleared lower. The engine was restarted at a lower altitude and we continued to our destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF CPR SMT JET ACFT DSNDED FROM ASSIGNED HIGH ALT DUE TO A TEMPORARY ENG LOSS.
Narrative: WHILE AT FL390 THE L ENG FAILED. WE WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT AND DSNDED 500 FT BEFORE WE WERE CLRED LOWER. THE ENG WAS RESTARTED AT A LOWER ALT AND WE CONTINUED TO OUR DEST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.