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A C-414 right engine lost power after an auxiliary fuel pump electrical switch failed causing fuel starvation. The pilot lost altitude while switching fuel tanks to restore normal engine operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1023005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A / C414 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Booster Pump |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 3200 Flight Crew Type 600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
ATC had asked me to maintain 7;500 ft altitude. An electrical fuel switch for the axillary tank system failed causing loss of power to the right aux tank and partial fuel starvation to the right engine. I was able to recover normal fuel flow to the right engine by switching to the main tank on the right. While diagnosing and correcting the problem I had a temporary loss of altitude which I quickly recovered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C-414 right engine lost power after an auxiliary fuel pump electrical switch failed causing fuel starvation. The pilot lost altitude while switching fuel tanks to restore normal engine operation.
Narrative: ATC had asked me to maintain 7;500 FT altitude. An electrical fuel switch for the axillary tank system failed causing loss of power to the right aux tank and partial fuel starvation to the right engine. I was able to recover normal fuel flow to the right engine by switching to the main tank on the right. While diagnosing and correcting the problem I had a temporary loss of altitude which I quickly recovered.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.