Just a guess, but at/near idle the engine might not have too much physical damage - mostly fan dings. The inlet cowl might have major damage though.
And at that condition (idle) the very high water content could indeed cause a flameout in some engine types. (Still not sure if this was an A343/CFM56 or A345/RR)
Last edited by barit1; 11th Mar 2006 at 21:50.