When does an engine fail
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Bloody hell, for me 42 years and 22000 hours, and I thought I'd had a lucky career, but (in chronological order):
Comanche 400 - engine failure in the run-up bay
Cessna 205 - engine failure immediately after t/off
Baron - engine failure on initial climb out
- engine failure in cruise
Queen Air - engine failure in cruise
- engine failure in the circuit
Fokker F27 - engine fire on t/off
- engine failure (auto-feather) in cruise
B737 - precautionary shut down in cruise
B747-200/300 - engine failure just before V1
- precautionary shut down towards top of climb
- engine failure in cruise (the same flight as above!)
B747-400 - engine failure in cruise
- precautionary shut down on descent
Lear 45 - engine failure on t/off
Chipmunk - engine failure in the training area.
What have I been doing wrong?
40 years 21000 hours
No jet engine failures or shut downs
No Piston engine failures
2 turbo prop failures one catastrophic and one flame out fuel control unit issue
2 turbo prop precautionary shutdowns, both oil pressure related issues.
Never on Takeoff
3 in the cruise above 10000ft
1 flameout on approach to land.
1 electronic propellor control failure, no shutdown required
1 loss of hydraulic fluid requiring alternate gear extention, stop on runway and towed to the gate. plenty of notice and preplanning enroute.
No jet engine failures or shut downs
No Piston engine failures
2 turbo prop failures one catastrophic and one flame out fuel control unit issue
2 turbo prop precautionary shutdowns, both oil pressure related issues.
Never on Takeoff
3 in the cruise above 10000ft
1 flameout on approach to land.
1 electronic propellor control failure, no shutdown required
1 loss of hydraulic fluid requiring alternate gear extention, stop on runway and towed to the gate. plenty of notice and preplanning enroute.
Comanche 400 - engine failure in the run-up bay
Cessna 205 - engine failure immediately after t/off
Baron - engine failure on initial climb out
- engine failure in cruise
Queen Air - engine failure in cruise
- engine failure in the circuit
Fokker F27 - engine fire on t/off
- engine failure (auto-feather) in cruise
B737 - precautionary shut down in cruise
B747-200/300 - engine failure just before V1
- precautionary shut down towards top of climb
- engine failure in cruise (the same flight as above!)
B747-400 - engine failure in cruise
- precautionary shut down on descent
Lear 45 - engine failure on t/off
Chipmunk - engine failure in the training area.
What have I been doing wrong?
Dora-9, engine failure in a Comanche 400 is impressive, It proves you got it started, something I always had trouble with!
I've had plenty of engine failures, all at V1 in the simulator. I am firmly convinced that's where they are supposed to fail, hundreds of check captains could not possibly be wrong.
I've had plenty of engine failures, all at V1 in the simulator. I am firmly convinced that's where they are supposed to fail, hundreds of check captains could not possibly be wrong.
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Note to self: Don't go flying with Dora-9. 
(Just kidding. Dora walked away from that lot!)
(Just kidding. Dora walked away from that lot!)
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I always kept a wary eye on engine parameters for the first minute following power reduction after takeoff and top of descent. Once had the gearbox seize on a T56. Quite un dramatic until I thought about it later.
No one has answered the basic question.
When does the engine fail?
When the noise stops!
When does the engine fail?
When the noise stops!
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If there is any doubt, shut it down. To not do so "will" take you into the danger zone.
