A B727-200 on a functional test flight after a heavy maintenance check during the engine relight verification test #2 engine failed to relight at FL210. Emergency declared and diverted.

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Attributes
ACN	403420
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tul
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	403420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

During engine shutdown and restart validation, on functional check flight following heavy C maintenance, #2 engine would not restart. Emergency declared and non eventful 2 engine recovery accomplished. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B727- 200 pwred by P&west JT8D-15 engines. The reporter said maintenance found the fuel control unit malfunctioning and replaced the unit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 ON A FUNCTIONAL TEST FLT AFTER A HVY MAINT CHK DURING THE ENG RELIGHT VERIFICATION TEST #2 ENG FAILED TO RELIGHT AT FL210. EMER DECLARED AND DIVERTED.

Narrative: DURING ENG SHUTDOWN AND RESTART VALIDATION, ON FUNCTIONAL CHK FLT FOLLOWING HVY C MAINT, #2 ENG WOULD NOT RESTART. EMER DECLARED AND NON EVENTFUL 2 ENG RECOVERY ACCOMPLISHED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B727- 200 PWRED BY P&W JT8D-15 ENGS. THE RPTR SAID MAINT FOUND THE FUEL CTL UNIT MALFUNCTIONING AND REPLACED THE UNIT.

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.