Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control; Flight Crew Returned To Gate; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors; Weather; Airport
While turning on to [taxiway] SC the aircraft started to slide. I placed the throttles in reverse idle to make sure I did not depart the taxiway that was covered in ice and snow. I was at my slowest possible but wanted to make sure that I had reverse thrust available if I continued to slide down SC that has a steep decline. The throttles did not come out of reverse idle but the right engine flamed out. We attempted to restart the right engine but approached a hot start approximately 547 degrees. We stopped the right engine start procedure and stopped taxiing because the taxiway condition was nil and could not get any traction with the nose wheel or differential breaking for the turn. Requested snow crews plow the ramp and tug crew pull us into the gate. We were towed without incident after the snow crews plowed the ramp.
While the Captain was taxing south on taxiway M; approaching SC. We were at a crawl and I could feel the airplane sliding to the right. I asked the Captain 'Is the airplane sliding?' The Captain acknowledged and stated that he was going to unlock the thrust reversers into idle. As soon as the aircraft stopped sliding; the Captain announced he was stowing the reversers. We successfully made the turn onto SC and slowly began the downhill descent to the ramp. The Captain reported that the right engine had flamed out during the thrust reverser deployment. I saw no abnormal EICAS messages other than the normal right engine shutdown messages and no limits had been exceeded. The Captain requested an attempt to restart the right engine. The start attempt was aborted after EGT approached red line and recorded a max EGT of 547 was reached after fuel cutoff. While trying to enter the ramp from SC; there was visible snow on the ramp where we needed to enter and crews could be seen beginning to actively clear the ramp. The aircraft again began to slide right. The Captain brought the aircraft to a stop and we agreed that a tow-in would be needed.
Flight crew reported sliding while taxiing due to snow and had to be towed back to the gate.