A B747-200 freighter loses its #4 engine in descent to lax. PIC complains of lack of consideration by lax ATCT controller regarding runway request and traffic spacing during approach after engine restart.

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Attributes
ACN	441519
Time
Date	199906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-C/F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 24l
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival star : sadde6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	441519
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Flameout of #4 engine in descent at 12000 ft. Throttles at idle. All instruments normal, no warning prior to flameout. WX was clear, no precipitation, no turbulence. No exceedances observed. Accomplished emergency shutdown and restart procedures. Engine restarted successfully by first officer and so while I flew aircraft on approach. Continued to normal landing. ATC changed our landing to runway 24L after we requested runway 25L or runway 25R. Felt they could have been more accommodating to our request during an engine failure situation. In addition, while we were on 4 mi final, they cleared a B737 onto the runway for takeoff just ahead of our landing, making the tension in our cockpit a little greater than needed at that moment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-200 FREIGHTER LOSES ITS #4 ENG IN DSCNT TO LAX. PIC COMPLAINS OF LACK OF CONSIDERATION BY LAX ATCT CTLR REGARDING RWY REQUEST AND TFC SPACING DURING APCH AFTER ENG RESTART.

Narrative: FLAMEOUT OF #4 ENG IN DSCNT AT 12000 FT. THROTTLES AT IDLE. ALL INSTS NORMAL, NO WARNING PRIOR TO FLAMEOUT. WX WAS CLR, NO PRECIP, NO TURB. NO EXCEEDANCES OBSERVED. ACCOMPLISHED EMER SHUTDOWN AND RESTART PROCS. ENG RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY BY FO AND SO WHILE I FLEW ACFT ON APCH. CONTINUED TO NORMAL LNDG. ATC CHANGED OUR LNDG TO RWY 24L AFTER WE REQUESTED RWY 25L OR RWY 25R. FELT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE ACCOMMODATING TO OUR REQUEST DURING AN ENG FAILURE SIT. IN ADDITION, WHILE WE WERE ON 4 MI FINAL, THEY CLRED A B737 ONTO THE RWY FOR TKOF JUST AHEAD OF OUR LNDG, MAKING THE TENSION IN OUR COCKPIT A LITTLE GREATER THAN NEEDED AT THAT MOMENT.

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.