Widebody transport lost 2 of 4 engines and could not maintain altitude.

Attributes
ACN	94852
Time
Date	198809
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : kec
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35600 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : a1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 218 flight time total : 15959
ASRS Report	94852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	95210
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

While deviating left of course to avoid WX, encountered moderate turbulence, lost engine #1 & 2 (engine #1 flamed out, engine #2 compressor stall), attempted rapid restart at FL390. Unsuccessful both engines. Turned further away from course. Started descent to maintain airspeed. Attempted another restart. #1 regained power (at 38500', after 5 attempts engine #2 relit at 35600'. Climbed back to 39000'. Returned to course. Everything normal. Throughout the course of events the first officer attempted contact with tokyo control. Unable to establish contact until during climb back to 39000'. Possible prevention would have been to have the engine ignition on (we were operating in smooth air and moderate turbulence wasn't anticipated).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB LOST 2 OF 4 ENGINES AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT.

Narrative: WHILE DEVIATING LEFT OF COURSE TO AVOID WX, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB, LOST ENG #1 & 2 (ENG #1 FLAMED OUT, ENG #2 COMPRESSOR STALL), ATTEMPTED RAPID RESTART AT FL390. UNSUCCESSFUL BOTH ENGS. TURNED FURTHER AWAY FROM COURSE. STARTED DSCNT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPD. ATTEMPTED ANOTHER RESTART. #1 REGAINED PWR (AT 38500', AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS ENG #2 RELIT AT 35600'. CLBED BACK TO 39000'. RETURNED TO COURSE. EVERYTHING NORMAL. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF EVENTS THE F/O ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH TOKYO CTL. UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT UNTIL DURING CLB BACK TO 39000'. POSSIBLE PREVENTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO HAVE THE ENG IGNITION ON (WE WERE OPERATING IN SMOOTH AIR AND MODERATE TURB WASN'T ANTICIPATED).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.