B727-200 engine flameout during climb due to the fuel valve being in the closed position. In additio...

Attributes
ACN	346034
Time
Date	199608
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : grv
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	346034
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft B727-200 climbing past FL220. First officer was flying. #3 engine flamed out. All other engine indications were normal. I, as so, switched essential power to #1 engine and worked with captain on the engine failure checklist. When we came to the checklist item 'fuel shutoff valve-close,' I discovered the fuel shutoff valve already in the 'closed' position. This of course was certainly the cause of the engine shutdown. I immediately reported to the captain that the fuel shutoff valve was already closed. Only I could have accidentally closed the fuel shutoff valve and I do not know how I could have done this without knowing it. When the engine shut down, I was as surprised as anyone and did not even consider the possibility that I had shut off the fuel. The captain was in the process of returning to pit when I suggested that since we knew for a fact that the engine had shut down because the switch was in the off position, we restart the engine and continue the flight to destination. The captain very sternly stated that 'no, we have an abnormal situation,' and the light was on (pointing to the oil pressure low/oil filter bypass light). We were returning to pit. As we leveled off at 4000 ft (for landing at pit), the #2 bus tie breaker opened with an under-excitation fault. Because of these multiple malfunctions. Captain declared an emergency and we landed on runway 32 at pit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 ENG FLAMEOUT DURING CLB DUE TO THE FUEL VALVE BEING IN THE CLOSED POS. IN ADDITION, THE OIL PRESSURE FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE #2 ELECTRICAL BUS OPENED IN THE UNDER-EXCITATION FAULT POS, BOTH NORMAL OCCURRENCES DURING SHUT DOWN.

Narrative: ACFT B727-200 CLBING PAST FL220. FO WAS FLYING. #3 ENG FLAMED OUT. ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. I, AS SO, SWITCHED ESSENTIAL PWR TO #1 ENG AND WORKED WITH CAPT ON THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST. WHEN WE CAME TO THE CHKLIST ITEM 'FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE-CLOSE,' I DISCOVERED THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE ALREADY IN THE 'CLOSED' POS. THIS OF COURSE WAS CERTAINLY THE CAUSE OF THE ENG SHUTDOWN. I IMMEDIATELY RPTED TO THE CAPT THAT THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS ALREADY CLOSED. ONLY I COULD HAVE ACCIDENTALLY CLOSED THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW I COULD HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT KNOWING IT. WHEN THE ENG SHUT DOWN, I WAS AS SURPRISED AS ANYONE AND DID NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY THAT I HAD SHUT OFF THE FUEL. THE CAPT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RETURNING TO PIT WHEN I SUGGESTED THAT SINCE WE KNEW FOR A FACT THAT THE ENG HAD SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POS, WE RESTART THE ENG AND CONTINUE THE FLT TO DEST. THE CAPT VERY STERNLY STATED THAT 'NO, WE HAVE AN ABNORMAL SIT,' AND THE LIGHT WAS ON (POINTING TO THE OIL PRESSURE LOW/OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT). WE WERE RETURNING TO PIT. AS WE LEVELED OFF AT 4000 FT (FOR LNDG AT PIT), THE #2 BUS TIE BREAKER OPENED WITH AN UNDER-EXCITATION FAULT. BECAUSE OF THESE MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS. CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND WE LANDED ON RWY 32 AT PIT.

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.

B727-200 engine flameout during climb due to the fuel valve being in the closed position. In addition, the oil pressure filter bypass light came on and the #2 electrical bus opened in the under-excitation fault position, both normal occurrences during shut down.