A B757-200 flight crew is unable to air restart their left engine at FL250 after a flameout at FL350 100 mi west of their diversionary airport of fsd, sd.

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Attributes
ACN	476652
Time
Date	200006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsd.airport
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : ns.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	476652
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	476653
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine flameout at FL350 in cruise flight. Declared an emergency and descended to FL250. Attempted an in-flight engine restart with no success. Performed red border checklist for engine shutdown. Contacted dispatch and diverted to fsd. Landed at fsd without incidence. Emergency equipment was standing by. Parked in a remote area to check brakes. An hour later we were towed to the gate area for passenger deplaning. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the captain stated that the 'tower shaft bearing' near the N2 compressor had failed, making an air restart impossible. The passenger were inconvenienced for 3 hours until another aircraft could be flown in for their continuation to destination airport. The aircraft was delayed at the remote area for 1 hour until a tug could be obtained. The PIC elected to go to that area for a brake temperature check to insure ground crew safety. The brakes were not overheated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FLC IS UNABLE TO AIR RESTART THEIR L ENG AT FL250 AFTER A FLAMEOUT AT FL350 100 MI W OF THEIR DIVERSIONARY ARPT OF FSD, SD.

Narrative: ENG FLAMEOUT AT FL350 IN CRUISE FLT. DECLARED AN EMER AND DSNDED TO FL250. ATTEMPTED AN INFLT ENG RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. PERFORMED RED BORDER CHKLIST FOR ENG SHUTDOWN. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND DIVERTED TO FSD. LANDED AT FSD WITHOUT INCIDENCE. EMER EQUIP WAS STANDING BY. PARKED IN A REMOTE AREA TO CHK BRAKES. AN HR LATER WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE AREA FOR PAX DEPLANING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CAPT STATED THAT THE 'TOWER SHAFT BEARING' NEAR THE N2 COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED, MAKING AN AIR RESTART IMPOSSIBLE. THE PAX WERE INCONVENIENCED FOR 3 HRS UNTIL ANOTHER ACFT COULD BE FLOWN IN FOR THEIR CONTINUATION TO DEST ARPT. THE ACFT WAS DELAYED AT THE REMOTE AREA FOR 1 HR UNTIL A TUG COULD BE OBTAINED. THE PIC ELECTED TO GO TO THAT AREA FOR A BRAKE TEMP CHK TO INSURE GND CREW SAFETY. THE BRAKES WERE NOT OVERHEATED.

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.