A B757-200 on descent at FL230 had #2 engine flameout. Normal restart. EICAS fault displayed low pressure fuel pump. Maintenance replaced pump.

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Attributes
ACN	482342
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : arlin 1 arrival
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	482342
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 engine instructions other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On aug/sat/00, at approximately XA20Z I was operating flight XXX from lax to phx for air carrier. We were descending through about FL230 into the phoenix area and on the arlin arrival, when I noticed the right center hydraulic pump had failed. I was just about to troubleshoot the problem when the icas system alerted us to an engine flameout on the #2 engine. My first officer ran the quick reference items as per the emergency checklist and noticing no apparent reason for engine failure I elected to try a re-start. This was successful and with all normal engine indications and with no perceived threat to safety I continued normally to phoenix where company maintenance was alerted to meet our flight. After landing and upon taxiing to the gate we noticed that displayed on the status page of our icas was a message that we had lost a low pressure fuel pump.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 ON DSCNT AT FL230 HAD #2 ENG FLAMEOUT. NORMAL RESTART. EICAS FAULT DISPLAYED LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MAINT REPLACED PUMP.

Narrative: ON AUG/SAT/00, AT APPROX XA20Z I WAS OPERATING FLT XXX FROM LAX TO PHX FOR ACR. WE WERE DSNDING THROUGH ABOUT FL230 INTO THE PHOENIX AREA AND ON THE ARLIN ARR, WHEN I NOTICED THE R CTR HYD PUMP HAD FAILED. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB WHEN THE ICAS SYS ALERTED US TO AN ENG FLAMEOUT ON THE #2 ENG. MY FO RAN THE QUICK REF ITEMS AS PER THE EMER CHKLIST AND NOTICING NO APPARENT REASON FOR ENG FAILURE I ELECTED TO TRY A RE-START. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WITH ALL NORMAL ENG INDICATIONS AND WITH NO PERCEIVED THREAT TO SAFETY I CONTINUED NORMALLY TO PHOENIX WHERE COMPANY MAINT WAS ALERTED TO MEET OUR FLT. AFTER LNDG AND UPON TAXIING TO THE GATE WE NOTICED THAT DISPLAYED ON THE STATUS PAGE OF OUR ICAS WAS A MESSAGE THAT WE HAD LOST A LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.

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.