Light transport aircraft has compressor stall followed by engine failure at altitude.

Attributes
ACN	435934
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : anc.vor
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 39500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Learjet 24
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	435934
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	435933
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out of anc through FL395 we had a compressor stall and flamed out the right engine. We informed ATC that we needed a lower altitude because we were unable to maintain that altitude single engine. They could not give us lower due to traffic overtaking us from lower and behind. We informed them we had visual passage on the traffic and they told us they were unable lower altitude because of legal separation. After we had busted our assigned altitude, they then gave us vectors. When we got down to FL240 we restarted the right engine and climbed back to FL370. We then proceeded to the sitka airport for fuel. The engine ran fine and normal the remainder of the flight. The things we could have done to avoid this situation would have been either to ask for vectors for a lower altitude, or to declare an emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT ACFT HAS COMPRESSOR STALL FOLLOWED BY ENG FAILURE AT ALT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT OF ANC THROUGH FL395 WE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL AND FLAMED OUT THE R ENG. WE INFORMED ATC THAT WE NEEDED A LOWER ALT BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT ALT SINGLE ENG. THEY COULD NOT GIVE US LOWER DUE TO TFC OVERTAKING US FROM LOWER AND BEHIND. WE INFORMED THEM WE HAD VISUAL PASSAGE ON THE TFC AND THEY TOLD US THEY WERE UNABLE LOWER ALT BECAUSE OF LEGAL SEPARATION. AFTER WE HAD BUSTED OUR ASSIGNED ALT, THEY THEN GAVE US VECTORS. WHEN WE GOT DOWN TO FL240 WE RESTARTED THE R ENG AND CLBED BACK TO FL370. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE SITKA ARPT FOR FUEL. THE ENG RAN FINE AND NORMAL THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. THE THINGS WE COULD HAVE DONE TO AVOID THIS SIT WOULD HAVE BEEN EITHER TO ASK FOR VECTORS FOR A LOWER ALT, OR TO DECLARE AN EMER.

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.