During descent and leveloff at 8000 ft the flight crew of an MD11 cargo flight noted all 3 engine indications matched a flameout condition prior to approach to anc.

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Attributes
ACN	618341
Time
Date	200405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a11.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 5235 flight time type : 218
ASRS Report	618341
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil pessure and fms pages other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : automation overrode flight crew flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overrode automation
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During descent at 8000 ft, as the throttles advanced, there was no response from all 3 engines. Oil pressures were 19 psi (engine #1), 22 psi (engine #2), 19 psi (engine #3). The engines were indicating 35% for all three. The FMC descent page was displaying 'confirm engine out.' the captain selected engine ignition override at which time all 3 engines spooled up. We declared an emergency and landed without any further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING DSCNT AND LEVELOFF AT 8000 FT THE FLT CREW OF AN MD11 CARGO FLT NOTED ALL 3 ENG INDICATIONS MATCHED A FLAMEOUT CONDITION PRIOR TO APCH TO ANC.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT AT 8000 FT, AS THE THROTTLES ADVANCED, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM ALL 3 ENGS. OIL PRESSURES WERE 19 PSI (ENG #1), 22 PSI (ENG #2), 19 PSI (ENG #3). THE ENGS WERE INDICATING 35% FOR ALL THREE. THE FMC DSCNT PAGE WAS DISPLAYING 'CONFIRM ENG OUT.' THE CAPT SELECTED ENG IGNITION OVERRIDE AT WHICH TIME ALL 3 ENGS SPOOLED UP. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBS.

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.