Narrative:

Aircraft departed home station with the right main fuel gauge inoperative (allowed by the MEL); with the gauge operating for auxiliary fuel levels. The right gauge indicated off scale low for main tank level, and was carried over by maintenance in the aircraft logbook. The aircraft departed with fuel gauges indicating approximately 1200 pounds, in left main, off scale low in right main, and approximately 270 pounds, in each of the auxiliary tanks. The aircraft log reflected fully svced. Right wing sump drain was checked. Aircraft flew 2.8 hour mission with only loss of #2 communication radio (circuit breaker popped -- would not reset). At FBO at intermediate stop a fuel load of full mains and 40 gallons in the auxiliary tanks was requested. Required fueling sequence is main then auxiliary's. Approximately one hour later aircraft departed with fuel gauges indicating approximately 1200 pounds in left main, off scale low in right mains, and approximately 70 pounds on each auxiliary tank. The fuel slip reflected an up load F 185 gallons. Right wing sump drain was checked. Aircraft departed on mission, while en route autoplt, yaw damper, and electric trim were lost. Approximately 2 hours and 20 mins into the flight the #2 engine torque and fuel flow began to fluctuate excessively and the engine was shut down. An emergency was declared and an uneventful single engine landing was made at texarkana regional. Upon examination by maintenance the engine was found to of quit due to fuel starvation. I should have paid closer attention to the actual amount of upload at the intermediate stop, and should have precalculated what I felt to be an adequate fuel load.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: R ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Narrative: ACFT DEPARTED HOME STATION WITH THE R MAIN FUEL GAUGE INOP (ALLOWED BY THE MEL); WITH THE GAUGE OPERATING FOR AUX FUEL LEVELS. THE R GAUGE INDICATED OFF SCALE LOW FOR MAIN TANK LEVEL, AND WAS CARRIED OVER BY MAINT IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK. THE ACFT DEPARTED WITH FUEL GAUGES INDICATING APPROX 1200 POUNDS, IN L MAIN, OFF SCALE LOW IN R MAIN, AND APPROX 270 POUNDS, IN EACH OF THE AUX TANKS. THE ACFT LOG REFLECTED FULLY SVCED. R WING SUMP DRAIN WAS CHKED. ACFT FLEW 2.8 HR MISSION WITH ONLY LOSS OF #2 COM RADIO (CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED -- WOULD NOT RESET). AT FBO AT INTERMEDIATE STOP A FUEL LOAD OF FULL MAINS AND 40 GALLONS IN THE AUX TANKS WAS REQUESTED. REQUIRED FUELING SEQUENCE IS MAIN THEN AUX'S. APPROX ONE HR LATER ACFT DEPARTED WITH FUEL GAUGES INDICATING APPROX 1200 POUNDS IN L MAIN, OFF SCALE LOW IN R MAINS, AND APPROX 70 POUNDS ON EACH AUX TANK. THE FUEL SLIP REFLECTED AN UP LOAD F 185 GALLONS. R WING SUMP DRAIN WAS CHKED. ACFT DEPARTED ON MISSION, WHILE ENRTE AUTOPLT, YAW DAMPER, AND ELECTRIC TRIM WERE LOST. APPROX 2 HRS AND 20 MINS INTO THE FLT THE #2 ENG TORQUE AND FUEL FLOW BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE EXCESSIVELY AND THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS MADE AT TEXARKANA REGIONAL. UPON EXAMINATION BY MAINT THE ENG WAS FOUND TO OF QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. I SHOULD HAVE PAID CLOSER ATTN TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF UPLOAD AT THE INTERMEDIATE STOP, AND SHOULD HAVE PRECALCULATED WHAT I FELT TO BE AN ADEQUATE FUEL LOAD.

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.