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A B737-300 in cruise at FL370 declared an emergency and diverted due to #2 engine flameout caused by the failure of the engine driven fuel pump high stage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : shv |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tower : slc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zfw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 387225 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route den-msy at FL370 in B737-300 scheduled airline, #2 engine flamed out. No WX, no turbulence in cruise. Engine condition appeared ok. Good oil pressure and engine rotation so we attempted a restart. Unsuccessful so declared emergency and diverted to dfw. Landed uneventfully single engine and taxied to gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B737- 300 pwred with ge CFM56-3C engines. The reporter said that maintenance reported the engine flameout was caused by the #2 engine driven fuel pump high stage failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 IN CRUISE AT FL370 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG FLAMEOUT CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HIGH STAGE.
Narrative: ENRTE DEN-MSY AT FL370 IN B737-300 SCHEDULED AIRLINE, #2 ENG FLAMED OUT. NO WX, NO TURB IN CRUISE. ENG CONDITION APPEARED OK. GOOD OIL PRESSURE AND ENG ROTATION SO WE ATTEMPTED A RESTART. UNSUCCESSFUL SO DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED TO DFW. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY SINGLE ENG AND TAXIED TO GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B737- 300 PWRED WITH GE CFM56-3C ENGS. THE RPTR SAID THAT MAINT RPTED THE ENG FLAMEOUT WAS CAUSED BY THE #2 ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HIGH STAGE FAILURE.
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.