Narrative:

While xfeeding from tank #1 to both engines the #2 engine seemed to roll back. We reset the fuel panel to normal operation and performed the engine failure and shutdown checklist. As all engine parameters were normal we elected to attempt a restart. The engine started with no further abnormalities noted and we proceeded to lit. While restarting the engine we began a descent into lit and immediately began to get busy preparing to land in lit and deviating around rain showers in our path. In retrospect it would have been a good choice to notify ATC of our situation and ask for emergency equipment to be standing by on landing. At the time we were rushed in trying to assess the situation and fly the airplane safely to lit and by the time we were able to communicate to ATC we had changed frequencys and just elected to notify auths on the ground. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said aircraft was A300. She says that, in retrospect, it is possible that she did not open the xfeed valve. However, boeing says that the engine should continue to run with the boost pumps turned off by suction feed. She said they restarted the engine within 15 seconds and they did not lose any altitude at all. Her company has not given her a hard time because of what boeing had to say about the engine continuing to run.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 HAD R ENG FLAMEOUT WHEN FUEL XFEEDING FROM L TANK WAS ATTEMPTED.

Narrative: WHILE XFEEDING FROM TANK #1 TO BOTH ENGS THE #2 ENG SEEMED TO ROLL BACK. WE RESET THE FUEL PANEL TO NORMAL OP AND PERFORMED THE ENG FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. AS ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL WE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A RESTART. THE ENG STARTED WITH NO FURTHER ABNORMALITIES NOTED AND WE PROCEEDED TO LIT. WHILE RESTARTING THE ENG WE BEGAN A DSCNT INTO LIT AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO GET BUSY PREPARING TO LAND IN LIT AND DEVIATING AROUND RAIN SHOWERS IN OUR PATH. IN RETROSPECT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD CHOICE TO NOTIFY ATC OF OUR SIT AND ASK FOR EMER EQUIP TO BE STANDING BY ON LNDG. AT THE TIME WE WERE RUSHED IN TRYING TO ASSESS THE SIT AND FLY THE AIRPLANE SAFELY TO LIT AND BY THE TIME WE WERE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO ATC WE HAD CHANGED FREQS AND JUST ELECTED TO NOTIFY AUTHS ON THE GND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID ACFT WAS A300. SHE SAYS THAT, IN RETROSPECT, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SHE DID NOT OPEN THE XFEED VALVE. HOWEVER, BOEING SAYS THAT THE ENG SHOULD CONTINUE TO RUN WITH THE BOOST PUMPS TURNED OFF BY SUCTION FEED. SHE SAID THEY RESTARTED THE ENG WITHIN 15 SECONDS AND THEY DID NOT LOSE ANY ALT AT ALL. HER COMPANY HAS NOT GIVEN HER A HARD TIME BECAUSE OF WHAT BOEING HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE ENG CONTINUING TO RUN.

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.