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#2 engine flamed out on a 4 engine aircraft at FL390. Unable to maintain altitude while waiting for a reply from a call to the center. Drifted to 38600' before ZOB controller replied. Engine recovered at FL350. Aircraft remained at FL350 to destination ord.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 160057 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fnt |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 38600 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 160015 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At FL390 #2 engine flamed out. We called cleveland center and advised them that they we had lost #2 engine and needed to drift down. There was no response on our first call. The aircraft would not maintain altitude and was slowing. As we started to descend a second call was made to cleveland advising them of our situation and we were given FL310. At the second call our altitude was 38600'. During the descent we got #2 engine relit and requested and were given FL350 for the rest of our flight to ord. We were then given cleveland center's phone number and were told to call them when we got to ord. Additionally, #2 communication radio was tuned to 121.5.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: #2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON A 4 ENGINE ACFT AT FL390. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT WHILE WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM A CALL TO THE CENTER. DRIFTED TO 38600' BEFORE ZOB CTLR REPLIED. ENGINE RECOVERED AT FL350. ACFT REMAINED AT FL350 TO DESTINATION ORD.
Narrative: AT FL390 #2 ENG FLAMED OUT. WE CALLED CLEVELAND CTR AND ADVISED THEM THAT THEY WE HAD LOST #2 ENG AND NEEDED TO DRIFT DOWN. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON OUR FIRST CALL. THE ACFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT AND WAS SLOWING. AS WE STARTED TO DSND A SEC CALL WAS MADE TO CLEVELAND ADVISING THEM OF OUR SITUATION AND WE WERE GIVEN FL310. AT THE SEC CALL OUR ALT WAS 38600'. DURING THE DSNT WE GOT #2 ENG RELIT AND REQUESTED AND WERE GIVEN FL350 FOR THE REST OF OUR FLT TO ORD. WE WERE THEN GIVEN CLEVELAND CTR'S PHONE NUMBER AND WERE TOLD TO CALL THEM WHEN WE GOT TO ORD. ADDITIONALLY, #2 COM RADIO WAS TUNED TO 121.5.
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.