Narrative:

I was flying the aircraft for an altitude acceleration check on a recently hot sectioned right engine. We were given a vector and were climbing through 38000 ft to 41000 ft. The engine flamed out in the climb and at the same time we lost our #1 communication radio. We attempted to make contact with ATC 4 times before we realized that we had lost communication. During that time, my airspeed began to bleed off rapidly and I had to begin a descent to avoid an impending stall. This descent was initiated without a clearance to do so because of our #1 communication loss. We began squawking 7700 in the transponder during our descent. Communication was reestablished on the #2 radio and we continued our descent with an ATC clearance. The right engine was started again at approximately 23000 ft and we landed at bwi with no further problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM INDUCED ALTDEV EXCURSION FROM ASSIGNED.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE ACFT FOR AN ALT ACCELERATION CHK ON A RECENTLY HOT SECTIONED R ENG. WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR AND WERE CLBING THROUGH 38000 FT TO 41000 FT. THE ENG FLAMED OUT IN THE CLB AND AT THE SAME TIME WE LOST OUR #1 COM RADIO. WE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ATC 4 TIMES BEFORE WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD LOST COM. DURING THAT TIME, MY AIRSPD BEGAN TO BLEED OFF RAPIDLY AND I HAD TO BEGIN A DSCNT TO AVOID AN IMPENDING STALL. THIS DSCNT WAS INITIATED WITHOUT A CLRNC TO DO SO BECAUSE OF OUR #1 COM LOSS. WE BEGAN SQUAWKING 7700 IN THE TRANSPONDER DURING OUR DSCNT. COM WAS REESTABLISHED ON THE #2 RADIO AND WE CONTINUED OUR DSCNT WITH AN ATC CLRNC. THE R ENG WAS STARTED AGAIN AT APPROX 23000 FT AND WE LANDED AT BWI WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

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.