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ATL82IA041

1982-01-22 · LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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DURING A CRUISE DESCENT FROM FL 330 IN CLEAR AIR (RAT-22 DEG C) A DOUBLE ENGINE FLAMEOUT OCCURRED. PWR HAD BEEN ADJUSTED TO 86 PCT WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON PRIOR TO THE DESCENT. WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED AT FL 220, THERE WAS NO ENGINE RESPONSE. SUCCESSFUL RELIGHTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH BOTH ENGINES ON SUBSEQUENT TEST FLIGHTS, N18FE EXPERIENCED REPEATED ENGINE ROLLBACKS AT AND ABOVE FL 290 WHEN THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO THE FLIGHT IDLE STOP. ENGINE ROLLBACKS DID NOT OCCUR WHEN FLIGHT MANUAL IDLE RESTRICTIONS INTENDED FOR SPEEDS BELOW 200 KTS WERE OBSERVED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 200 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_ATL82IA041.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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