Initially shocked by the situation, I struggled to find the cause of the engine
flameout. The rpm quickly was falling through 30 percent when I tried an immediate air start.
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flameout in the second half, the Chiefs offense was one of the NFLs most explosive during the regular season, ranking fifth in yards and sixth in scoring.
Once the glide ratio was achieved, he set up for a Simulated
Flameout (SFO) approach to the 8,000 foot runway.
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The crew accomplished the applicable tech order BOLDFACE procedure and established aircraft parameters for a
flameout or "dead stick" landing when the aircraft was in a position 40 miles north of the home airfield.
Meanwhile, I was explaining to my rep that I now had a right-engine
flameout. Fortunately, the motor still seemed to be turning.
He declared an emergency with the Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) and intended to fly simulated
flameout procedures to a full stop on the runway.
I had made several mistakes that could have led to an airborne
flameout. First, and most importantly, I had failed to accurately assess the effect of my MC1 failure.
Once he was definitely within
flameout glide range of the divert field, Olesen lowered the landing gear and configured for a
flameout landing.
We decided a dual-engine
flameout at night was probably not a good thing.
It's understood that at least one bird was ingested by the engine resulting in the
flameout and subsequent failure.
According to the preliminary results of the investigation by a group of military officers and experts, including those from its manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, a failure in the fuel supply to the combustion chamber is believed to have caused the engine
flameout.