Engine failure. In-flight engine shutdown. Emergency declared.

Attributes
ACN	104940
Time
Date	198902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	104940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	104937
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

#2 engine did not respond to throttle after idle descent. Engine had flamed out. Engine would not restart. Emergency was declared and an uneventful landing followed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following information. The cause of engine failure was due to improperly secured fuel line coming loose. Fortunately the fuel being pumped by the pumps was vaporized in the airstream until the pumps were secured. Reporter stated only took maintenance 20 minutes to repair aircraft and get it underway. Appears line was not properly secured as coupling came loose.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE FAILURE. INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED.

Narrative: #2 ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE AFTER IDLE DESCENT. ENGINE HAD FLAMED OUT. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. EMER WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING INFO. THE CAUSE OF ENG FAILURE WAS DUE TO IMPROPERLY SECURED FUEL LINE COMING LOOSE. FORTUNATELY THE FUEL BEING PUMPED BY THE PUMPS WAS VAPORIZED IN THE AIRSTREAM UNTIL THE PUMPS WERE SECURED. RPTR STATED ONLY TOOK MAINT 20 MINUTES TO REPAIR ACFT AND GET IT UNDERWAY. APPEARS LINE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AS COUPLING CAME LOOSE.

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.