AN ACR MLG DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE AFTER AN ENG FLAMEOUT AND FAILURE TO RESTART. COINCIDENTALLY; THE RPTING CAPT WAS NEARLY DISABLED BY THE PASSING OF A KIDNEY STONE.

Date: 1993-07 · Aircraft: Medium Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|other-unspecified

Synopsis

AN ACR MLG DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE AFTER AN ENG FLAMEOUT AND FAILURE TO RESTART. COINCIDENTALLY; THE RPTING CAPT WAS NEARLY DISABLED BY THE PASSING OF A KIDNEY STONE.

Narrative

ENRTE TO DENVER FROM ONTARIO; CA; DURING CRUISE AT FL370; I NOTICED THE #2 ENG FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE FO AND WE DETERMINED THAT ALL SYS SEEMED NORMAL. I THEN RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND AT THAT TIME THE #2 ENG FLAMED OUT. WE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL RESTARTS WITH NO SUCCESS. WE EVEN PULLED THE SAME CIRCUIT BREAKER TO ATTEMPT TO RELIGHT THE ENG -- NO SUCCESS. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAS VEGAS; NV. THE LNDG WAS MADE IN LAS VEGAS AND THE EMER SECURED. I WISH TO MAKE NOTE HERE THAT AS A MATTER OF UNUSUAL COINCIDENCE; AS WE WERE ENRTE TO LAS VEGAS WITH #2 ENG SHUT DOWN; I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A SHARP PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK ON THE L SIDE. THE PAIN BECAME MORE INTENSE AS WE APCHED LAS VEGAS; AND AS A PRECAUTION I REQUESTED THAT THE PARAMEDICS MEET THE ACFT AT THE GATE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PAIN AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM SOMETHING SERIOUS. AS LONG AS THE AMBULANCE WAS ON SCENE ANYWAY; AS A RESULT OF OUR EMER LNDG; I FELT IT WAS THE PRUDENT THING TO DO TO HAVE THEM CHK WITH ME AT THE GATE. THE PARAMEDICS FELT THAT I WAS PASSING A KIDNEY STONE AND RECOMMENDED I SEE A DOCTOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 245277: ON JUN/WED/93 I WORKED ON A #1 ENG FUEL VALVE SHUTOFF SWITCH. PER MAINT MANUAL; OPS CHKED #1 ENG; OPS CHKED GOOD. CHKED #2 ENG DUE TO BOTH SWITCHES BEING HELD IN WITH THE SAME 2 SCREWS. CTL STAND SWITCHES ARE VERY HARD TO CHANGE DUE TO LIMITED SPACE AND POOR VISIBILITY. AS FAR AS I KNOW; SWITCHES WERE INSTALLED PROPERLY. JUN/WED/93 ALSO FOUND THE FIRE CTL PANEL HANDLES BROKEN WHICH IS THE SAME ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ON HOW HANDLE WAS BROKEN.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.