An air carrier medium large transport crew had an engine flame out in cruise flight.

Attributes
ACN	238083
Time
Date	199304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ann
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czvr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 8425
ASRS Report	238083
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 994
ASRS Report	238084
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While en route from anchorage to seattle the right engine flamed out due to fuel starvation. Emergency procedures were followed as per company policy and a relight was attempted, but could not be accomplished at 33000 ft. We asked for and received a clearance to a lower altitude from czvr (24000 ft). Upon reaching 24000 ft another relight was attempted and was successful. Vancouver was advised and we asked for and received clearance to climb back up to FL280. The problem was caused by the center tank fuel pumps being missed on the prestart and after takeoff checklist. Contributing factors were: there were interruptions from the pushback crew while checklist was being read which may have caused the oversight. The captain was having a bout of some kind of intestinal disorder which may have distracted him. Suggestions: reinitiate any checklist that has been interrupted from the beginning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CREW HAD AN ENG FLAME OUT IN CRUISE FLT.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM ANCHORAGE TO SEATTLE THE R ENG FLAMED OUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. EMER PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AS PER COMPANY POLICY AND A RELIGHT WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED AT 33000 FT. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A CLRNC TO A LOWER ALT FROM CZVR (24000 FT). UPON REACHING 24000 FT ANOTHER RELIGHT WAS ATTEMPTED AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. VANCOUVER WAS ADVISED AND WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO CLB BACK UP TO FL280. THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY THE CTR TANK FUEL PUMPS BEING MISSED ON THE PRESTART AND AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THERE WERE INTERRUPTIONS FROM THE PUSHBACK CREW WHILE CHKLIST WAS BEING READ WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE OVERSIGHT. THE CAPT WAS HAVING A BOUT OF SOME KIND OF INTESTINAL DISORDER WHICH MAY HAVE DISTRACTED HIM. SUGGESTIONS: REINITIATE ANY CHKLIST THAT HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED FROM THE BEGINNING.

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.