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Newly purchased turboprop small transport on ferry flight loses engine due to apparent fuel starvation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 178194 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ric airport : w98 |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ric |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1610 flight time type : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 178194 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 178078 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route from ft worth, tx to richmond, va, relocating an aircraft just purchased. Level at 9000' noticed fluctuation in fuel pressure, followed by loss of torque on right engine. Secured engine and declared an emergency. Requested vector to closest field, chesterfield county, va. Fuel gauges indicated 800# fuel left. Suspect fuel starvation as reason for loss of power. Supplemental information from acn 178078: I noticed the fuel pressure on the right side fluctuating and deteriorating, then the right engine quit. I suspect engine quit because of fuel starvation and the indicators reading wrong.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NEWLY PURCHASED TURBOPROP SMT ON FERRY FLT LOSES ENGINE DUE TO APPARENT FUEL STARVATION.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM FT WORTH, TX TO RICHMOND, VA, RELOCATING AN ACFT JUST PURCHASED. LEVEL AT 9000' NOTICED FLUCTUATION IN FUEL PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF TORQUE ON RIGHT ENG. SECURED ENG AND DECLARED AN EMER. REQUESTED VECTOR TO CLOSEST FIELD, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA. FUEL GAUGES INDICATED 800# FUEL LEFT. SUSPECT FUEL STARVATION AS REASON FOR LOSS OF PWR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 178078: I NOTICED THE FUEL PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT SIDE FLUCTUATING AND DETERIORATING, THEN THE RIGHT ENG QUIT. I SUSPECT ENG QUIT BECAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION AND THE INDICATORS READING WRONG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.