FAA orders light-jet restrictions

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) - The Federal Avaiation Administration has ordered Albuquerque-based Eclipse Aerospace to restrict how high its light jets can fly.

Carbon buildups in engines recently caused several of the company's jets engines to surge at high altitudes.

The FAA is restricting eclipse jets to fly no higher than 30,000 feet down from the current 37,000.