A very interesting thread! I would also like to hear of any stats on engines that successfully relit having just 'failed'. I suspect not many but am open to correction. I agree with the view that modern engines don't 'fail' for any reason.
On the last point that Javelin made regarding FADEC equipped engines I would agree that the engine will automatically try for a restart. Whether one would get an ECAM warning is a moot point. I know of an incident where a 320 V2500 engine stalled and surged passing 5500' in the climb. There was a mighty great bang with the attendent flames from the jet pipe, the engine went to idle and stayed there. At no time was there any ECAM warnings at all!
IAE have never given an explanation other than to say that it was a bleed valve problem.
As one old pilot of my acquaintance said to me one day.."guess the aircraft has never read the FCOM"!!
