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Air carrier widebody transport engine flame out reaching cruise. Emergency descent and engine restarted with normal operation to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 85146 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan tower : ggg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 15850 flight time type : 820 |
| ASRS Report | 85146 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We departed anc on flight at XX22Z and started our climb to FL410. Autoplt and autothrottle were used. Just when reaching FL410 and autothrottle start to retard, #2 engine flamed out. We requested an immediate descent to FL330 from anc center and received it shortly after. The copilot declared an emergency due to our weight and altitude, to expedite our descent, but the emergency was rescinded after we received FL330 from center. A normal shut down and restart procedure was accomplished and flight continued on to destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB ENGINE FLAME OUT REACHING CRUISE. EMERGENCY DESCENT AND ENGINE RESTARTED WITH NORMAL OPERATION TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED ANC ON FLT AT XX22Z AND STARTED OUR CLB TO FL410. AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLE WERE USED. JUST WHEN REACHING FL410 AND AUTOTHROTTLE START TO RETARD, #2 ENG FLAMED OUT. WE REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO FL330 FROM ANC CENTER AND RECEIVED IT SHORTLY AFTER. THE COPLT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO OUR WT AND ALT, TO EXPEDITE OUR DSCNT, BUT THE EMER WAS RESCINDED AFTER WE RECEIVED FL330 FROM CENTER. A NORMAL SHUT DOWN AND RESTART PROC WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND FLT CONTINUED ON TO DEST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.