WDB HAD AN ENGINE FLAME OUT ENROUTE HNL-SFO.

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DEPARTED HNL FOR SFO AT XA48 AM; 10/MON/88. AT 110 KTS ON TKOF ROLL ACFT YAWED ABRUPTLY--ALMOST FELT LIKE ENG LOSS. ALL INSTRUMENTS NORMAL--FLT WAS RESUMED NORMALLY. AT 1:17 INTO FLT MY F/E RPTED RAPID LOSS OF FUEL #2 TANK. AFTER OBSERVING FLUCTUATIONS ON #2 FUEL GAUGE WE SUSPECTED #1 INOP FUEL GAUGE OR #2 FUEL LEAK BTWN XFEED VALVE AND #2 ENG. UNABLE TO CONTROL EITHER ONE. ENG FLAMED OUT AT XD30. SINCE WE SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK ON #2 SYSTEM; DECIDED TO PROCEED TANK TO ENG ON REMAINING 3 ENGS. 2 HRS AND 7 MINS LATER ARRIVED SFO W/O INCIDENT. SFO AGENTS NOR MY COMPANY FLT CTL IN HOUSTON WERE AWARE OF OUR PROB; EVEN THOUGH I DECLARED AN EMER. AFTER MECHS IN SFO WERE UNABLE TO FIND FUEL LEAK; THE MOST GRUESOME DISCOVERY WAS MADE: AN ERRONEOUS FUEL LOAD OUT OF HNL WHICH AMOUNTED TO 19000# OF FUEL IMBALANCE BTWN #2 AND #3 FUEL TANKS. THE #2 GAUGE READ 39000# ON TKOF WHEN IN FACT ONLY HAD 20000#. THIS EXPLAINED THE YAWING EXPERIENCED ON TKOF AND OF COURSE THE ENG FLAME OUT. I SINCERELY BELIEVE AFTER HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS PROB AND AFTER DISCUSSING IT WITH MY CREW; THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED: DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PERSON NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR DOCUMENTED STICK READINGS IS NOT PART OF THE FLT CREW; HUMAN ERROR IS MORE APT TO OCCUR. I FEEL THAT THE F/E SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE TIME THE STICK READINGS ARE TAKEN AND FUEL LOAD VERIFIED AT THIS TIME.