An air carrier medium large transport diverted to an alternate after an engine flameout and failure ...

Attributes
ACN	245283
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	245283
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	245590
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route to denver from ontario, ca, during cruise at FL370, I noticed the #2 engine fuel shutoff valve circuit breaker was out. I mentioned this to the first officer and we determined that all system seemed normal. I then reset the circuit breaker and at that time the #2 engine flamed out. We attempted several restarts with no success. We even pulled the same circuit breaker to attempt to relight the engine -- no success. We declared an emergency and diverted to las vegas, nv. The landing was made in las vegas and the emergency secured. I wish to make note here that as a matter of unusual coincidence, as we were en route to las vegas with #2 engine shut down, I began to experience a sharp pain in my lower back on the left side. The pain became more intense as we approached las vegas, and as a precaution I requested that the paramedics meet the aircraft at the gate. I didn't know what was causing the pain and I was concerned that I might be suffering from something serious. As long as the ambulance was on scene anyway, as a result of our emergency landing, I felt it was the prudent thing to do to have them check with me at the gate. The paramedics felt that I was passing a kidney stone and recommended I see a doctor. Supplemental information from acn 245277: on jun/wed/93 I worked on a #1 engine fuel valve shutoff switch. Per maintenance manual, operations checked #1 engine, operations checked good. Checked #2 engine due to both switches being held in with the same 2 screws. Control stand switches are very hard to change due to limited space and poor visibility. As far as I know, switches were installed properly. Jun/wed/93 also found the fire control panel handles broken which is the same electrical circuit on how handle was broken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE AFTER AN ENG FLAMEOUT AND FAILURE TO RESTART. COINCIDENTALLY, THE RPTING CAPT WAS NEARLY DISABLED BY THE PASSING OF A KIDNEY STONE.

Narrative: ENRTE TO DENVER FROM ONTARIO, CA, DURING CRUISE AT FL370, I NOTICED THE #2 ENG FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE FO AND WE DETERMINED THAT ALL SYS SEEMED NORMAL. I THEN RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND AT THAT TIME THE #2 ENG FLAMED OUT. WE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL RESTARTS WITH NO SUCCESS. WE EVEN PULLED THE SAME CIRCUIT BREAKER TO ATTEMPT TO RELIGHT THE ENG -- NO SUCCESS. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAS VEGAS, NV. THE LNDG WAS MADE IN LAS VEGAS AND THE EMER SECURED. I WISH TO MAKE NOTE HERE THAT AS A MATTER OF UNUSUAL COINCIDENCE, AS WE WERE ENRTE TO LAS VEGAS WITH #2 ENG SHUT DOWN, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A SHARP PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK ON THE L SIDE. THE PAIN BECAME MORE INTENSE AS WE APCHED LAS VEGAS, AND AS A PRECAUTION I REQUESTED THAT THE PARAMEDICS MEET THE ACFT AT THE GATE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PAIN AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM SOMETHING SERIOUS. AS LONG AS THE AMBULANCE WAS ON SCENE ANYWAY, AS A RESULT OF OUR EMER LNDG, I FELT IT WAS THE PRUDENT THING TO DO TO HAVE THEM CHK WITH ME AT THE GATE. THE PARAMEDICS FELT THAT I WAS PASSING A KIDNEY STONE AND RECOMMENDED I SEE A DOCTOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 245277: ON JUN/WED/93 I WORKED ON A #1 ENG FUEL VALVE SHUTOFF SWITCH. PER MAINT MANUAL, OPS CHKED #1 ENG, OPS CHKED GOOD. CHKED #2 ENG DUE TO BOTH SWITCHES BEING HELD IN WITH THE SAME 2 SCREWS. CTL STAND SWITCHES ARE VERY HARD TO CHANGE DUE TO LIMITED SPACE AND POOR VISIBILITY. AS FAR AS I KNOW, SWITCHES WERE INSTALLED PROPERLY. JUN/WED/93 ALSO FOUND THE FIRE CTL PANEL HANDLES BROKEN WHICH IS THE SAME ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ON HOW HANDLE WAS BROKEN.

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.

An air carrier medium large transport diverted to an alternate after an engine flameout and failure to restart. Coincidentally, the reporting captain was nearly disabled by the passing of a kidney stone.