A B757-200 in cruise at FL390 declared an emergency due to the right engine flameout caused by a fai...

Attributes
ACN	521315
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zsu.artcc tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	521315
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right engine instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through FL240 we got right engine second cont status message on EICAS. Data linked same to our maintenance/dispatch. No crew action required. Shortly after leveloff at FL390, approximately 160 mi north of san juan, we got a right engine stator caution. As we were looking it up, we heard a loud bang and the right engine flamed out. We complied with our operations manual procedures declared an emergency and requested an immediate return to san juan. Confirmed with our dispatcher that san juan was our best choice given time/burn, pilot familiarity, and facilities available. Uneventful landing in accordance with our single engine procedures. The lead flight attendant was in cockpit when incident occurred. After a quick 'we're going back and ETA' she left cockpit to brief her crew and passenger, which really helped us. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was a P&west 2037 and the cause of the flameout was a failed stator vane actuator. The reporter said the aircraft was worked in san juan and the technicians replaced the stator vane actuator, the main fuel control and accomplished stator vane rigging.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 IN CRUISE AT FL390 DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO THE R ENG FLAMEOUT CAUSED BY A FAILED STATOR VANE ACTUATOR.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL240 WE GOT R ENG SEC CONT STATUS MESSAGE ON EICAS. DATA LINKED SAME TO OUR MAINT/DISPATCH. NO CREW ACTION REQUIRED. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELOFF AT FL390, APPROX 160 MI N OF SAN JUAN, WE GOT A R ENG STATOR CAUTION. AS WE WERE LOOKING IT UP, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE R ENG FLAMED OUT. WE COMPLIED WITH OUR OPS MANUAL PROCS DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO SAN JUAN. CONFIRMED WITH OUR DISPATCHER THAT SAN JUAN WAS OUR BEST CHOICE GIVEN TIME/BURN, PLT FAMILIARITY, AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE. UNEVENTFUL LNDG IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR SINGLE ENG PROCS. THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT WAS IN COCKPIT WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER A QUICK 'WE'RE GOING BACK AND ETA' SHE LEFT COCKPIT TO BRIEF HER CREW AND PAX, WHICH REALLY HELPED US. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS A P&W 2037 AND THE CAUSE OF THE FLAMEOUT WAS A FAILED STATOR VANE ACTUATOR. THE RPTR SAID THE ACFT WAS WORKED IN SAN JUAN AND THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE STATOR VANE ACTUATOR, THE MAIN FUEL CTL AND ACCOMPLISHED STATOR VANE RIGGING.

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.

A B757-200 in cruise at FL390 declared an emergency due to the right engine flameout caused by a failed stator vane actuator.