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A B737 experienced an engine flameout in cruise flight. The flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 772721 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time type : 537 |
| ASRS Report | 772721 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
About 2 hours into our flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1; the right engine rolled back slowly and flamed out at FL360. Engine failure recall items and checklist were completed. We declared an emergency; asked for a lower altitude; and sent a message to the dispatcher. Once in the restart regime; a restart was attempted but was unsuccessful. A divert was made into ZZZ2. After landing; the airplane was externally checked by emergency crew after which the airplane was parked. I contacted the duty pilot by phone; made a logbook entry; included an engine flameout report; and secured the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FLAMEOUT IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT.
Narrative: ABOUT 2 HRS INTO OUR FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1; THE R ENG ROLLED BACK SLOWLY AND FLAMED OUT AT FL360. ENG FAILURE RECALL ITEMS AND CHKLIST WERE COMPLETED. WE DECLARED AN EMER; ASKED FOR A LOWER ALT; AND SENT A MESSAGE TO THE DISPATCHER. ONCE IN THE RESTART REGIME; A RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. A DIVERT WAS MADE INTO ZZZ2. AFTER LNDG; THE AIRPLANE WAS EXTERNALLY CHKED BY EMER CREW AFTER WHICH THE AIRPLANE WAS PARKED. I CONTACTED THE DUTY PLT BY PHONE; MADE A LOGBOOK ENTRY; INCLUDED AN ENG FLAMEOUT RPT; AND SECURED THE AIRPLANE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.