<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1109405, August 2013

B757 flight crew experiences a right engine flameout passing 12;000 ft in the descent. An emergency is declared and the engine successfully restarted before landing.

Attributes
ACN	1109405
Time
Date	201308
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Descending for landing the right engine flamed out. This was at 12;000 ft in clear air. Power was at or near flight idle. The captain told me to fly the jet he would run the checklist and radio's. I was the pilot flying. The captain did declare mayday to ATC. The right engine was restarted. We landed without further problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 flight crew experiences a right engine flameout passing 12;000 FT in the descent. An emergency is declared and the engine successfully restarted before landing.

Narrative: Descending for landing the right engine flamed out. This was at 12;000 FT in clear air. Power was at or near flight idle. The Captain told me to fly the jet he would run the checklist and radio's. I was the pilot flying. The Captain did declare Mayday to ATC. The right engine was restarted. We landed without further problems.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.