Narrative:

FL290 XA55Z just past intersection; EICAS right center fuel pump along with the right engine bleed messages appeared; followed 3 mins later by the #2 engine N3 going to zero. The engine was not shut down as all other engine indications appeared normal. As a precautionary measure we notified ZZZ1 that we were declaring an emergency and needed a clearance back to ZZZ. The company was also informed of the situation. The company amended our release for a return to ZZZ and ATC gave us a left turn back to ZZZ. Approaching 10000 ft the flight attendant notified us that the passenger were ok except for 1 that was having an anxiety attack. She was given oxygen and ended up being just fine. Given the circumstances and unknown condition of the right engine we elected to make an emergency overweight landing. Touchdown was about 200 FPM and brake temperatures did not exceed 2. Control was xferred to the captain for touchdown and the flight attendants were instructed to prepare for a precautionary landing. Communications was difficult to impossible at times using HF radio. If we are going to operate ETOPS we need some form of satcom. Trying to translate what is being said on a frequency filled with static is very cumbersome when dealing with an emergency. In a non-radar environment good communication devices are essential.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ETOPS B757-200 R CTR FUEL PUMP; R ENG BLEED AND ENG N3 TACK FAILED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT RETURN TO LNDG WITH THE ENG OPERATING.

Narrative: FL290 XA55Z JUST PAST INTXN; EICAS R CTR FUEL PUMP ALONG WITH THE R ENG BLEED MESSAGES APPEARED; FOLLOWED 3 MINS LATER BY THE #2 ENG N3 GOING TO ZERO. THE ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN AS ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE WE NOTIFIED ZZZ1 THAT WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER AND NEEDED A CLRNC BACK TO ZZZ. THE COMPANY WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE SITUATION. THE COMPANY AMENDED OUR RELEASE FOR A RETURN TO ZZZ AND ATC GAVE US A L TURN BACK TO ZZZ. APCHING 10000 FT THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US THAT THE PAX WERE OK EXCEPT FOR 1 THAT WAS HAVING AN ANXIETY ATTACK. SHE WAS GIVEN OXYGEN AND ENDED UP BEING JUST FINE. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNKNOWN CONDITION OF THE R ENG WE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMER OVERWT LNDG. TOUCHDOWN WAS ABOUT 200 FPM AND BRAKE TEMPS DID NOT EXCEED 2. CTL WAS XFERRED TO THE CAPT FOR TOUCHDOWN AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. COMS WAS DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES USING HF RADIO. IF WE ARE GOING TO OPERATE ETOPS WE NEED SOME FORM OF SATCOM. TRYING TO TRANSLATE WHAT IS BEING SAID ON A FREQ FILLED WITH STATIC IS VERY CUMBERSOME WHEN DEALING WITH AN EMER. IN A NON-RADAR ENVIRONMENT GOOD COM DEVICES ARE ESSENTIAL.

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.