B757 crew had engine flameout in ZME class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	479378
Time
Date	200007
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme.artcc
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	479378
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier government : faa
Function	controller : radar flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flameout. Descending from FL310 to FL280, left engine flamed out. Normal restart was accomplished and engine was normal. Contacted maintenance and dispatch and they requested diversion to dfw. Engine operated normally during all phases of flight. Normal approach and landing at dfw. Changed aircraft and departed for lax.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD ENG FLAMEOUT IN ZME CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLAMEOUT. DSNDING FROM FL310 TO FL280, L ENG FLAMED OUT. NORMAL RESTART WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ENG WAS NORMAL. CONTACTED MAINT AND DISPATCH AND THEY REQUESTED DIVERSION TO DFW. ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING ALL PHASES OF FLT. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG AT DFW. CHANGED ACFT AND DEPARTED FOR LAX.

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.