Narrative:

While plting an small transport at FL430 I requested climb to FL450 to remain on top of WX and to request direct to djb VOR while en route to detroit city airport. Shortly after starting climb to FL450 right engine flamed out. We request descent to FL240 and it was granted with no problem. There was no onboard problems--pressurization and electrical were about normal, descent to FL240 was normal and I know of no emergency or controller problems caused by our descent. At FL240 relight of right engine was successful. Engine/electrical/pressurization was checked prior to relight of engine while in descent from FL430 to FL240. Our talks with center were to deviate to pit. After relight and checks of engine and aircraft systems I made the decision to continue to detroit city airport. We landed at detroit west/O further incident. After deplaning our passenger I gave the aircraft and right engine a complete preflight and ground run on the engines. All checks appeared normal. This being a part 91 flight I know of no regulation which stops me, the PIC, from releasing the aft back to service, so I made the decision to depart with the aircraft and fly 30 mi to the aircraft's base and maintenance center. I should note the aircraft in question was a rental aircraft being used by our company only for the day. The aircraft was returned to the owner's base of operation. I discussed the engine flame-out with the person whom I was told was head of maintenance for the night shift. In my opinion, the cause of flame-out was due to a high time right engine coming up on overhaul and/or possible internal FOD damage from some earlier flts or several flts. Possible early overhaul would be my recommendation to correct the problem. I know of no unsafe action which was created to the engine flame-out/descent to FL240/or continuation on to detroit or dispatch of the aircraft to home base.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR MDT HAD AN ENGINE FLAME-OUT DURING CLIMB FROM FL430 TO FL450. ACFT MADE DESCENT WHERE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

Narrative: WHILE PLTING AN SMT AT FL430 I REQUESTED CLB TO FL450 TO REMAIN ON TOP OF WX AND TO REQUEST DIRECT TO DJB VOR WHILE ENRTE TO DETROIT CITY ARPT. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING CLB TO FL450 RIGHT ENG FLAMED OUT. WE REQUEST DSNT TO FL240 AND IT WAS GRANTED WITH NO PROB. THERE WAS NO ONBOARD PROBS--PRESSURIZATION AND ELECTRICAL WERE ABOUT NORMAL, DSNT TO FL240 WAS NORMAL AND I KNOW OF NO EMER OR CTLR PROBS CAUSED BY OUR DSNT. AT FL240 RELIGHT OF RIGHT ENG WAS SUCCESSFUL. ENG/ELECTRICAL/PRESSURIZATION WAS CHKED PRIOR TO RELIGHT OF ENG WHILE IN DSNT FROM FL430 TO FL240. OUR TALKS WITH CENTER WERE TO DEVIATE TO PIT. AFTER RELIGHT AND CHKS OF ENG AND ACFT SYSTEMS I MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE TO DETROIT CITY ARPT. WE LANDED AT DETROIT W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER DEPLANING OUR PAX I GAVE THE ACFT AND RIGHT ENG A COMPLETE PREFLT AND GND RUN ON THE ENGS. ALL CHKS APPEARED NORMAL. THIS BEING A PART 91 FLT I KNOW OF NO REG WHICH STOPS ME, THE PIC, FROM RELEASING THE AFT BACK TO SVC, SO I MADE THE DECISION TO DEPART WITH THE ACFT AND FLY 30 MI TO THE ACFT'S BASE AND MAINT CENTER. I SHOULD NOTE THE ACFT IN QUESTION WAS A RENTAL ACFT BEING USED BY OUR COMPANY ONLY FOR THE DAY. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER'S BASE OF OPERATION. I DISCUSSED THE ENG FLAME-OUT WITH THE PERSON WHOM I WAS TOLD WAS HEAD OF MAINT FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT. IN MY OPINION, THE CAUSE OF FLAME-OUT WAS DUE TO A HIGH TIME RIGHT ENG COMING UP ON OVERHAUL AND/OR POSSIBLE INTERNAL FOD DAMAGE FROM SOME EARLIER FLTS OR SEVERAL FLTS. POSSIBLE EARLY OVERHAUL WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO CORRECT THE PROB. I KNOW OF NO UNSAFE ACTION WHICH WAS CREATED TO THE ENG FLAME-OUT/DSNT TO FL240/OR CONTINUATION ON TO DETROIT OR DISPATCH OF THE ACFT TO HOME BASE.

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.