Narrative:

During taxi out, #2 engine failed. We followed the engine shutdown procedures, started the APU, and contacted maintenance. The copilot and I went through our emergency book and the MEL to find anything that might pertain to our situation. With #1 engine and the APU running normally, we ruled out fuel contamination. After several mins, maintenance called back and suggested we try restarting the engine. We did so, and it started normally. We ran the engine up to about 60% a couple of times and quickly back to idle with everything showing normal. Maintenance thought it was good to go. We said we would make an aml entry, run up the engine a few more times on taxi out and do a 20 second run-up on the runway before takeoff roll. Everything looked normal in all those phases, so we took off for our destination. When we arrived, we were told that the engine needed an inspection. I feel a better choice on our (crew's) part was to take it back to maintenance and have them work on it. Supplemental information from acn 635585: ZZZ1 maintenance then grounded the aircraft until they could check #2 engine and change 'something' as the maintenance representative said they must do this when they have an unexplained flameout. We wanted to know why ZZZ maintenance didn't tell us of this procedure. We certainly would not have flown if they told us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS ON TAXI FOR TKOF #2 FLAMED OUT. MAINT ADVISED RESTART. ENG START AND OP OK. FLT LEFT WITH OPEN LOG ITEM ON ENG.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT, #2 ENG FAILED. WE FOLLOWED THE ENG SHUTDOWN PROCS, STARTED THE APU, AND CONTACTED MAINT. THE COPLT AND I WENT THROUGH OUR EMER BOOK AND THE MEL TO FIND ANYTHING THAT MIGHT PERTAIN TO OUR SIT. WITH #1 ENG AND THE APU RUNNING NORMALLY, WE RULED OUT FUEL CONTAMINATION. AFTER SEVERAL MINS, MAINT CALLED BACK AND SUGGESTED WE TRY RESTARTING THE ENG. WE DID SO, AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. WE RAN THE ENG UP TO ABOUT 60% A COUPLE OF TIMES AND QUICKLY BACK TO IDLE WITH EVERYTHING SHOWING NORMAL. MAINT THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD TO GO. WE SAID WE WOULD MAKE AN AML ENTRY, RUN UP THE ENG A FEW MORE TIMES ON TAXI OUT AND DO A 20 SECOND RUN-UP ON THE RWY BEFORE TKOF ROLL. EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL IN ALL THOSE PHASES, SO WE TOOK OFF FOR OUR DEST. WHEN WE ARRIVED, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENG NEEDED AN INSPECTION. I FEEL A BETTER CHOICE ON OUR (CREW'S) PART WAS TO TAKE IT BACK TO MAINT AND HAVE THEM WORK ON IT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 635585: ZZZ1 MAINT THEN GNDED THE ACFT UNTIL THEY COULD CHK #2 ENG AND CHANGE 'SOMETHING' AS THE MAINT REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY MUST DO THIS WHEN THEY HAVE AN UNEXPLAINED FLAMEOUT. WE WANTED TO KNOW WHY ZZZ MAINT DIDN'T TELL US OF THIS PROC. WE CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE FLOWN IF THEY TOLD US.

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.