Narrative:

During a VMC descent, #1 engine flamed out, without any other abnormals noted. Descending through approximately FL260, engine and wing anti-ice off, fuel load approximately 18000 pounds, evenly distributed, no turbulence, throttles idle, in level change, descending 'on speed' at 310 KTS toward and assigned altitude of 12000 ft. Since throttles idle, no adverse yaw, no other warnings, other than the #1 generator dropping off the line (first indication) followed by the low oil pressure light, and the balance of ECAM warnings seconds later revealing 'engine failure.' no noticeable engine parameters out of line: both N1 and N2 turning freely. No fire indications. Following ECAM, action is 'ignition on.' engine immediately came back to life. Normal descent, approach and landing was made to sea with both engines operating. ATC was advised of the problem after the engine was restarted. We asked for no particular assistance from the ground, however passed on the number of souls on board and the remainder of fuel, etc. In the descent, at the time of the incident, we were told to cross dignn intersection at 16000 ft, to maintain 12000 ft. I had asked the first officer to slow the rate of descent (and the airspeed) toward green DOT for best leveloff in the event we didn't get the engine restarted. We advised ZSE that we would be unable to cross dignn at the required 16000 ft, although I did not elaborate as to 'why' at that point. We were turned over to the next controller. The engine was stabilized and appeared to be operating normally, then we advised center of our problem, its apparent correction, and the lack of any special handling requirement, along with their added passenger and fuel load answers. First officer was flying aircraft, while the captain ran the ECAM duties and the radios. First officer made a normal visual approach and landing to runway 34L at sea without further incident. Maintenance was immediately notified: logbook entry made, duty officer was notified by telephone, all within 20 mins of arrival at the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300-600 HAS A #1 ENG FLAMEOUT DURING A THROTTLES CLOSED DSCNT. THE ENG ANTI-ICE AND THE ENG INFLT IGNITION WERE BOTH OFF. AFTER THE INFLT IGNITION WAS PLACED TO THE 'ON' POS THE ENG 'CAME BACK TO LIFE.'

Narrative: DURING A VMC DSCNT, #1 ENG FLAMED OUT, WITHOUT ANY OTHER ABNORMALS NOTED. DSNDING THROUGH APPROX FL260, ENG AND WING ANTI-ICE OFF, FUEL LOAD APPROX 18000 LBS, EVENLY DISTRIBUTED, NO TURB, THROTTLES IDLE, IN LEVEL CHANGE, DSNDING 'ON SPD' AT 310 KTS TOWARD AND ASSIGNED ALT OF 12000 FT. SINCE THROTTLES IDLE, NO ADVERSE YAW, NO OTHER WARNINGS, OTHER THAN THE #1 GENERATOR DROPPING OFF THE LINE (FIRST INDICATION) FOLLOWED BY THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, AND THE BAL OF ECAM WARNINGS SECONDS LATER REVEALING 'ENG FAILURE.' NO NOTICEABLE ENG PARAMETERS OUT OF LINE: BOTH N1 AND N2 TURNING FREELY. NO FIRE INDICATIONS. FOLLOWING ECAM, ACTION IS 'IGNITION ON.' ENG IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK TO LIFE. NORMAL DSCNT, APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE TO SEA WITH BOTH ENGS OPERATING. ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE PROB AFTER THE ENG WAS RESTARTED. WE ASKED FOR NO PARTICULAR ASSISTANCE FROM THE GND, HOWEVER PASSED ON THE NUMBER OF SOULS ON BOARD AND THE REMAINDER OF FUEL, ETC. IN THE DSCNT, AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, WE WERE TOLD TO CROSS DIGNN INTXN AT 16000 FT, TO MAINTAIN 12000 FT. I HAD ASKED THE FO TO SLOW THE RATE OF DSCNT (AND THE AIRSPD) TOWARD GREEN DOT FOR BEST LEVELOFF IN THE EVENT WE DIDN'T GET THE ENG RESTARTED. WE ADVISED ZSE THAT WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CROSS DIGNN AT THE REQUIRED 16000 FT, ALTHOUGH I DID NOT ELABORATE AS TO 'WHY' AT THAT POINT. WE WERE TURNED OVER TO THE NEXT CTLR. THE ENG WAS STABILIZED AND APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY, THEN WE ADVISED CTR OF OUR PROB, ITS APPARENT CORRECTION, AND THE LACK OF ANY SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIREMENT, ALONG WITH THEIR ADDED PAX AND FUEL LOAD ANSWERS. FO WAS FLYING ACFT, WHILE THE CAPT RAN THE ECAM DUTIES AND THE RADIOS. FO MADE A NORMAL VISUAL APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 34L AT SEA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED: LOGBOOK ENTRY MADE, DUTY OFFICER WAS NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE, ALL WITHIN 20 MINS OF ARR AT THE GATE.

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.