Engine "flame out" for no apparent reason.
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Cruising over the UK at FL280 with the GNS530 handling my autopilot, and all of the sudden both HP compressors immediately stop rotating - as in, the gauges and sounds all indicate that the engine has instantly stopped rotating for no apparent reason.
I had plenty of fuel, no icing nor icing conditions, fuel master switches were in the normal (RUN) position, thrust levers were at around 92% HP compressor speed, and all of the fuel pumps were on.
Generators stayed alive until I switched on engine start master switch to attempt a relight - which was not possible since HP rotation did not increase.
Any ideas?
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That's not something we have seen reported before, but it could possibly be a controller conflict with some of the control assignments you may be using with your external hardware. I would recommend checking the "SET ENGINE 1 FUEL VALVE" and "SET ENGINE 2 FUEL VALVE" control assignments just incase they have been accidently triggered. It may also be worth checking other ENGINE and FUEL assignments again just to rule out a controller conflict.
Aside from that do you recall if you received any error messages on the EFB/tablet such as "Aircraft loading..." or "License Failure" when that occurred? I doubt this would be an activation/license issue with it occurring in the cruise but it's always useful to rule that one out.
If the above doesn't fix this for you and it occurs again, could you kindly get in touch with Just Flight support via the following link and provide them with as much information as you can about when the issue occurred (and if possible, screenshots and videos of the issue): https://www.justflight.com/support
Mark - Just Flight
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That's not something we have seen reported before, but it could possibly be a controller conflict with some of the control assignments you may be using with your external hardware. I would recommend checking the "SET ENGINE 1 FUEL VALVE" and "SET ENGINE 2 FUEL VALVE" control assignments just incase they have been accidently triggered. It may also be worth checking other ENGINE and FUEL assignments again just to rule out a controller conflict.
Aside from that do you recall if you received any error messages on the EFB/tablet such as "Aircraft loading..." or "License Failure" when that occurred? I doubt this would be an activation/license issue with it occurring in the cruise but it's always useful to rule that one out.
If the above doesn't fix this for you and it occurs again, could you kindly get in touch with Just Flight support via the following link and provide them with as much information as you can about when the issue occurred (and if possible, screenshots and videos of the issue): https://www.justflight.com/support
Mark - Just Flight
@Mark Thanks for your response, I solved the problem and thankfully it was nothing to do with your aircraft.
My Honeycomb Bravo, annoying, has developed axis jitter. I had the same issue with a single engine the other day (I have 2 axes bound to physical fuel control levers) and the axis moved to a position where the engine cut out.
