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Small transport commuter aircraft has engine quit due to inadvertent fuel shut off. Declare emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221102 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dvt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : zbw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 221102 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain was looking for flight manual and unbuckled seat belt. In the process of leaving flight station (seat) he hit the left fuel shut off switch on center console. The first officer, was flying aircraft when engine shut down. Captain declared emergency to boston center. There were no passengers on aircraft. After emergency was declared captain discovered fuel shut off switch was in the down off position. Type aircraft, small transport. Air start was completed with no damage to engine, aircraft continued flight to logan with normal operation. Situation could have been avoided if captain did not leave flight station or declared an emergency without a diagnosis of problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT COMMUTER ACFT HAS ENG QUIT DUE TO INADVERTENT FUEL SHUT OFF. DECLARE EMER.
Narrative: CAPT WAS LOOKING FOR FLT MANUAL AND UNBUCKLED SEAT BELT. IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING FLT STATION (SEAT) HE HIT THE L FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH ON CTR CONSOLE. THE FO, WAS FLYING ACFT WHEN ENG SHUT DOWN. CAPT DECLARED EMER TO BOSTON CTR. THERE WERE NO PAXS ON ACFT. AFTER EMER WAS DECLARED CAPT DISCOVERED FUEL SHUT OFF SWITCH WAS IN THE DOWN OFF POS. TYPE ACFT, SMT. AIR START WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DAMAGE TO ENG, ACFT CONTINUED FLT TO LOGAN WITH NORMAL OP. SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF CAPT DID NOT LEAVE FLT STATION OR DECLARED AN EMER WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS OF PROBLEM.
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.