Large transport in climb had vibration in #2 engine and subsequent flame out. Return and land ord.

Attributes
ACN	185503
Time
Date	199107
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	185503
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out from chicago O'hare international, passing 28000 ft, engine #2 had a momentary vibration immediately followed by a flameout. Crew performed emergency shutdown procedure and returned to chicago.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT IN CLB HAD VIBRATION IN #2 ENG AND SUBSEQUENT FLAME OUT. RETURN AND LAND ORD.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM CHICAGO O'HARE INTL, PASSING 28000 FT, ENG #2 HAD A MOMENTARY VIBRATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A FLAMEOUT. CREW PERFORMED EMER SHUTDOWN PROC AND RETURNED TO CHICAGO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.