In-flight engine shutdown procedures instituted after #3 engine on a b- 727 flames out in climb.

Attributes
ACN	297916
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fof
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : ttzp
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	297916
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

This was the first flight of the day and I accomplished an origination preflight. During climb out, passing 24000 ft 30 NM south of fof VOR the #3 engine flamed out. Accomplished engine failure precautionary shutdown checklist. When we got to step 3, #3 engine fuel shutoff switch close -- we observed the switch was already closed. We suspected a problem with the #3 engine fuel shutoff switch which had been cycled during the origination preflight. After observing N1 and N2 rotation normal oil pressure temperature and quantity indications we restarted the #3 engine using the in-flight restart checklist. Engine restarted normally. Prior to the #3 engine failure I had not reconfigured the fuel panel since the cleanup after takeoff and I was looking forward and not touching the engineer's panel when the engine failed. With all system reinstated to normal and engines operating normally, the captain decided to continue towards sju. The alternative was diverting to fof, the closest airport. He elected not to divert to fof because we had 3 good engines. We were unfamiliar with it: we were overweight for landing. We did not have the WX and were in a non radar environment. Because all was operating normally and the problem did not reoccur, we continued to mia. Uneventfully. There were several suitable alternates along the way to mia where we planned to divert if necessary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN PROCS INSTITUTED AFTER #3 ENG ON A B- 727 FLAMES OUT IN CLB.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY AND I ACCOMPLISHED AN ORIGINATION PREFLT. DURING CLBOUT, PASSING 24000 FT 30 NM S OF FOF VOR THE #3 ENG FLAMED OUT. ACCOMPLISHED ENG FAILURE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. WHEN WE GOT TO STEP 3, #3 ENG FUEL SHUTOFF SWITCH CLOSE -- WE OBSERVED THE SWITCH WAS ALREADY CLOSED. WE SUSPECTED A PROB WITH THE #3 ENG FUEL SHUTOFF SWITCH WHICH HAD BEEN CYCLED DURING THE ORIGINATION PREFLT. AFTER OBSERVING N1 AND N2 ROTATION NORMAL OIL PRESSURE TEMP AND QUANTITY INDICATIONS WE RESTARTED THE #3 ENG USING THE INFLT RESTART CHKLIST. ENG RESTARTED NORMALLY. PRIOR TO THE #3 ENG FAILURE I HAD NOT RECONFIGURED THE FUEL PANEL SINCE THE CLEANUP AFTER TKOF AND I WAS LOOKING FORWARD AND NOT TOUCHING THE ENGINEER'S PANEL WHEN THE ENG FAILED. WITH ALL SYS REINSTATED TO NORMAL AND ENGS OPERATING NORMALLY, THE CAPT DECIDED TO CONTINUE TOWARDS SJU. THE ALTERNATIVE WAS DIVERTING TO FOF, THE CLOSEST ARPT. HE ELECTED NOT TO DIVERT TO FOF BECAUSE WE HAD 3 GOOD ENGS. WE WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH IT: WE WERE OVERWT FOR LNDG. WE DID NOT HAVE THE WX AND WERE IN A NON RADAR ENVIRONMENT. BECAUSE ALL WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THE PROB DID NOT REOCCUR, WE CONTINUED TO MIA. UNEVENTFULLY. THERE WERE SEVERAL SUITABLE ALTERNATES ALONG THE WAY TO MIA WHERE WE PLANNED TO DIVERT IF NECESSARY.

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.