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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1485642 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 12600 Flight Crew Type 4400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 13000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
In rear of aircraft for crew meal; first officer flying the aircraft; came to cockpit and noted fuel flow needles flickering. Noted fuel flow indicator-as well as outer tank indicators show zero-however; inner tanks had good quantity and burning normal-tank to engine; valves green; all ok. Earlier in the flight the outer tanks (both lh & rh) had ECAM message which showed low; however we did not burn from outers and did not transfer fuel. No fuel leak was indicated; so continued as per checklist. #2; rh engine flamed out. [Advised ATC] and requested divert. ATC gave good vectors and landed uneventful.aircraft is designed to fly tank to engine and burn from all tanks; thus tank to engine inner tank is good.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 flight crew reported an engine flamed out during cruise due to possible fuel issue.
Narrative: In rear of Aircraft for Crew meal; First Officer flying the aircraft; came to cockpit and noted Fuel flow needles flickering. Noted fuel flow indicator-as well as Outer tank indicators show zero-however; Inner tanks had good quantity and burning normal-tank to engine; valves green; all ok. Earlier in the flight the outer tanks (both LH & RH) had ECAM message which showed low; however we did not burn from Outers and did not transfer fuel. No fuel leak was indicated; so continued as per checklist. #2; RH engine flamed out. [Advised ATC] and requested divert. ATC gave good vectors and landed uneventful.Aircraft is designed to fly tank to engine and burn from all tanks; thus tank to engine inner tank is good.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.