DC10 crew had engine failure in ZME class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	475635
Time
Date	200006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3650
ASRS Report	475635
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	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

#2 engine failure occurred while in stable cruise flight at FL350 with all system in a normal confign. The failure occurred approximately 2 hours 15 mins into the flight from bos to mem. Initial indication of a malfunction was the slow steady intermittent illumination of the right aft fuel boost pump low pressure light. My initial thought was the right aft fuel boost pump was failing. I notified the captain of the problem. Within a few seconds of notifying the captain, there was a rapid loss of fuel pressure to the #2 engine which was being fed directly from the #2 fuel tank where the right aft boost pump is located. The #2 fuel quantity indicator read 10800 pounds. The captain quickly called for all fuel xfeed valves to be opened. I opened all xfeed valves and turned on all fuel boost pumps. The #2 engine failed and no restart was attempted. An in-flight emergency was declared with ZME. Red tab (emergency) checklist appropriate to the situation was completed during the descent to mem. An uneventful landing on mem runway 36R was accomplished. Taxi to the gate and shutdown were also uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CREW HAD ENG FAILURE IN ZME CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: #2 ENG FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN STABLE CRUISE FLT AT FL350 WITH ALL SYS IN A NORMAL CONFIGN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROX 2 HRS 15 MINS INTO THE FLT FROM BOS TO MEM. INITIAL INDICATION OF A MALFUNCTION WAS THE SLOW STEADY INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF THE R AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT. MY INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THE R AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS FAILING. I NOTIFIED THE CAPT OF THE PROB. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF NOTIFYING THE CAPT, THERE WAS A RAPID LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE TO THE #2 ENG WHICH WAS BEING FED DIRECTLY FROM THE #2 FUEL TANK WHERE THE R AFT BOOST PUMP IS LOCATED. THE #2 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR READ 10800 LBS. THE CAPT QUICKLY CALLED FOR ALL FUEL XFEED VALVES TO BE OPENED. I OPENED ALL XFEED VALVES AND TURNED ON ALL FUEL BOOST PUMPS. THE #2 ENG FAILED AND NO RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED. AN INFLT EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ZME. RED TAB (EMER) CHKLIST APPROPRIATE TO THE SIT WAS COMPLETED DURING THE DSCNT TO MEM. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON MEM RWY 36R WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TAXI TO THE GATE AND SHUTDOWN WERE ALSO UNEVENTFUL.

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.