A BE90's right engine flamed out during descent; either because of heavy rain or a bad fuel control unit; so the pilot landed single engine at the filed destination.

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Attributes
ACN	996141
Time
Date	201202
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 1000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

During level off from the descent the right [engine] was found to have flamed out. [We] landed single engine at our filed destination; normal single engine landing. I think heavy rain caused the right engine to flame out due to low idle engine idle or a bad fuel control unit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE90's right engine flamed out during descent; either because of heavy rain or a bad fuel control unit; so the pilot landed single engine at the filed destination.

Narrative: During level off from the descent the right [engine] was found to have flamed out. [We] landed single engine at our filed destination; normal single engine landing. I think heavy rain caused the right engine to flame out due to low idle engine idle or a bad fuel control unit.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.