A B747-400 on taxi in to gate after landing the #3 engine flamed out. Crew unable to restart engine.

Attributes
ACN	716128
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	716128
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	716129
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #3 eng n1 & n2 indications other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine #3 flamed out on taxi in and as we turned around to go to the parking stand. WX was 2 degrees C; wind 250 degrees/18 KTS; 2 mi visibility 400 ft ceiling. Rain mixed with wet snow. Tried restart per maintenance with no success. No injury. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the airplane was OTS for 6 days and technicians were sent from the united states to work the engine. The failed engine component and the maintenance action taken is unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-400 ON TAXI IN TO GATE AFTER LNDG THE #3 ENG FLAMED OUT. CREW UNABLE TO RESTART ENG.

Narrative: ENG #3 FLAMED OUT ON TAXI IN AND AS WE TURNED AROUND TO GO TO THE PARKING STAND. WX WAS 2 DEGS C; WIND 250 DEGS/18 KTS; 2 MI VISIBILITY 400 FT CEILING. RAIN MIXED WITH WET SNOW. TRIED RESTART PER MAINT WITH NO SUCCESS. NO INJURY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE AIRPLANE WAS OTS FOR 6 DAYS AND TECHNICIANS WERE SENT FROM THE UNITED STATES TO WORK THE ENG. THE FAILED ENG COMPONENT AND THE MAINT ACTION TAKEN IS UNKNOWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.