Narrative:

Inbound at 14000' for landing, we encountered unexpected moderate to heavy turbulence upon entering a stratocumulus cloud layer. Our left engine flamed out as we were given a vector to the left, a descent to 11000' and a speed reduction to 210 KTS. We complied and did our emergency checklist, getting the engine and electrical system back in a very short time. We then received a vector to the right. Shortly after we leveled, approach control asked us for our heading and if it was assigned. The first officer replied 'heading 110 degrees as assigned.' we were then turned 20 degrees left to 090 degrees for our downwind leg to runway 27L. We continued to a normal landing. There may have been no error made; however, the possibility exists that my first officer may have read back or confused the heading with the altitude (both 110 degrees) and I did not catch it. There also is a chance that we may have missed something when the gen came back on the line. Our emergency was past but the resultant anxiety and adrenaline could have led to error. I regret, somewhat, not having declared an emergency so that the controller could have been watching us a little more closely. Realistically, however, we were too busy during the emergency to communicate and, when we had time to communicate, the emergency was over and there was no longer any reason to declare an emergency since all systems were normal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLT EXPERIENCES FLAMEOUT AND POSSIBLE TRACK HEADING DEVIATION ON APCH INTO ATL.

Narrative: INBND AT 14000' FOR LNDG, WE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED MODERATE TO HVY TURB UPON ENTERING A STRATOCUMULUS CLOUD LAYER. OUR LEFT ENG FLAMED OUT AS WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR TO THE LEFT, A DSNT TO 11000' AND A SPD REDUCTION TO 210 KTS. WE COMPLIED AND DID OUR EMER CHKLIST, GETTING THE ENG AND ELECTRICAL SYS BACK IN A VERY SHORT TIME. WE THEN RECEIVED A VECTOR TO THE RIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER WE LEVELED, APCH CTL ASKED US FOR OUR HDG AND IF IT WAS ASSIGNED. THE F/O REPLIED 'HDG 110 DEGS AS ASSIGNED.' WE WERE THEN TURNED 20 DEGS LEFT TO 090 DEGS FOR OUR DOWNWIND LEG TO RWY 27L. WE CONTINUED TO A NORMAL LNDG. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN NO ERROR MADE; HOWEVER, THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT MY F/O MAY HAVE READ BACK OR CONFUSED THE HDG WITH THE ALT (BOTH 110 DEGS) AND I DID NOT CATCH IT. THERE ALSO IS A CHANCE THAT WE MAY HAVE MISSED SOMETHING WHEN THE GEN CAME BACK ON THE LINE. OUR EMER WAS PAST BUT THE RESULTANT ANXIETY AND ADRENALINE COULD HAVE LED TO ERROR. I REGRET, SOMEWHAT, NOT HAVING DECLARED AN EMER SO THAT THE CTLR COULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING US A LITTLE MORE CLOSELY. REALISTICALLY, HOWEVER, WE WERE TOO BUSY DURING THE EMER TO COMMUNICATE AND, WHEN WE HAD TIME TO COMMUNICATE, THE EMER WAS OVER AND THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY REASON TO DECLARE AN EMER SINCE ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL.

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.