Narrative:

#1 engine failed due to unknown origin. Emergency declared, descent initiated to single engine cruise altitude (FL180), engine failure emergency checklist accomplished, flight attendants notified, APU started and put on line, engine restart attempted utilizing windmill procedures without success. Cabin crew and passenger briefed and divert to nearest suitable airfield initiated (wichita). Uneventful single engine approach and landing at wichita after accomplishing all applicable abnormal checklists. Aircraft towed to gate after consulting brake energy charts. Passenger briefed on plans to provide them with another aircraft. Crew proceeded to air carrier operations to debrief and communicate with company and maintenance. All crew and passenger had approximately 15 mins to prepare for landing. All communications with ATC expeditious and both center and approach were extremely helpful. Emergency vehicles remained with aircraft to the gate in case of hot brakes. Passenger were calm throughout and very expressive of their appreciation upon deplaning. During initial engine failure, we could not retard throttle past cruise position until shut off lever was pulled and throttle advanced full forward and then retarded. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that his chief pilot told him that the engine had a fuel supply problem, most likely a failed fuel pump. The throttle jam was caused by an associated engine clutch that was freed when first officer jammed throttle forward to release it. The aircraft was a B737-300. Supplemental information from acn 365865: referred to brake cooling chart, did not set brakes for 54 mins per chart.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 HAS #1 ENG FLAME OUT AT FL330. CREW, UNABLE TO RESTART IT, DSNDS TO FL180 AND ASKS ATC FOR DIVERSION ASSISTANCE TO ICT.

Narrative: #1 ENG FAILED DUE TO UNKNOWN ORIGIN. EMER DECLARED, DSCNT INITIATED TO SINGLE ENG CRUISE ALT (FL180), ENG FAILURE EMER CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED, FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED, APU STARTED AND PUT ON LINE, ENG RESTART ATTEMPTED UTILIZING WINDMILL PROCS WITHOUT SUCCESS. CABIN CREW AND PAX BRIEFED AND DIVERT TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD INITIATED (WICHITA). UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG AT WICHITA AFTER ACCOMPLISHING ALL APPLICABLE ABNORMAL CHKLISTS. ACFT TOWED TO GATE AFTER CONSULTING BRAKE ENERGY CHARTS. PAX BRIEFED ON PLANS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ANOTHER ACFT. CREW PROCEEDED TO ACR OPS TO DEBRIEF AND COMMUNICATE WITH COMPANY AND MAINT. ALL CREW AND PAX HAD APPROX 15 MINS TO PREPARE FOR LNDG. ALL COMS WITH ATC EXPEDITIOUS AND BOTH CTR AND APCH WERE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. EMER VEHICLES REMAINED WITH ACFT TO THE GATE IN CASE OF HOT BRAKES. PAX WERE CALM THROUGHOUT AND VERY EXPRESSIVE OF THEIR APPRECIATION UPON DEPLANING. DURING INITIAL ENG FAILURE, WE COULD NOT RETARD THROTTLE PAST CRUISE POS UNTIL SHUT OFF LEVER WAS PULLED AND THROTTLE ADVANCED FULL FORWARD AND THEN RETARDED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HIS CHIEF PLT TOLD HIM THAT THE ENG HAD A FUEL SUPPLY PROB, MOST LIKELY A FAILED FUEL PUMP. THE THROTTLE JAM WAS CAUSED BY AN ASSOCIATED ENG CLUTCH THAT WAS FREED WHEN FO JAMMED THROTTLE FORWARD TO RELEASE IT. THE ACFT WAS A B737-300. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 365865: REFERRED TO BRAKE COOLING CHART, DID NOT SET BRAKES FOR 54 MINS PER CHART.

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.