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Global 7000 FTV2 Flameout Won't Affect Flight-test Plan
FTV2 “experienced an in-flight flameout of the right engine following high vibration and high inter turbine temperature (ITT) readings.”

Transportation Safety Board of Canada incident report on Global 7000 C-GBLB.

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A Bombardier Business Aircraft spokesman said that there will be “no impact” to the Global 7000 program schedule as a result of an in-flight flameout of the right engine on flight-test vehicle 2 (FTV2, registry C-GBLB) last week. The incident, which Bombardier said was an “isolated event,” occurred midday last Tuesday as FTV2 was being operated by the company’s Wichita-based flight test group while flying over Kansas at FL410. The Global 7000’s GE Passport engines received FAA certification in early 2016.

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