A B757-200 on descent at FL190 had #2 engine flameout but relight was accomplished with normal landing. Maintenance reports possible engine driven low pressure pump failure.

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Attributes
ACN	482879
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier Other
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : arlin arrival
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	482879
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right engine instruments other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aug/xa/00, air carrier flight xyz from lax to phx, descending through FL190 on the arlin arrival. First indication of a problem was the illumination of the right center electric hydraulic pump pressure light. This was followed by the flameout of the right engine. The QRH procedure for engine in-flight shutdown was accomplished. Examination of the system and instruments revealed no problem with attempting an in-flight engine restart. The QRH procedures for engine in-flight restart were accomplished. All indications were normal after the restart. Normal arrival, approach, and landing were accomplished. Maintenance was notified to meet the aircraft upon arrival. After landing, the status page on the EICAS showed a failure of the right engine low pressure fuel pump. No emergency was declared. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was an rb-211-535e4 and the cause of the flameout is believed to be the low pressure stage of the engine driven fuel pump. The reporter said that using the procedures handbook the engine relight was accomplished immediately.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 ON DSCNT AT FL190 HAD #2 ENG FLAMEOUT BUT RELIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NORMAL LNDG. MAINT RPTS POSSIBLE ENG DRIVEN LOW PRESSURE PUMP FAILURE.

Narrative: AUG/XA/00, ACR FLT XYZ FROM LAX TO PHX, DSNDING THROUGH FL190 ON THE ARLIN ARR. FIRST INDICATION OF A PROB WAS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE R CTR ELECTRIC HYD PUMP PRESSURE LIGHT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE FLAMEOUT OF THE R ENG. THE QRH PROC FOR ENG INFLT SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. EXAMINATION OF THE SYS AND INSTS REVEALED NO PROB WITH ATTEMPTING AN INFLT ENG RESTART. THE QRH PROCS FOR ENG INFLT RESTART WERE ACCOMPLISHED. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AFTER THE RESTART. NORMAL ARR, APCH, AND LNDG WERE ACCOMPLISHED. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED TO MEET THE ACFT UPON ARR. AFTER LNDG, THE STATUS PAGE ON THE EICAS SHOWED A FAILURE OF THE R ENG LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS AN RB-211-535E4 AND THE CAUSE OF THE FLAMEOUT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE LOW PRESSURE STAGE OF THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THE RPTR SAID THAT USING THE PROCS HANDBOOK THE ENG RELIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IMMEDIATELY.

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.