Narrative:

We took off on runway 25R. At 500 ft AGL the left engine dropped from 80 percent to 40 percent torque. I told my first officer to tell tower that we needed to return but it was not an emergency. The tower had us fly heading 270 degrees and then to make right traffic for runway 24R. On right downwind for runway 24R the tower told us to make a short approach for runway 24R, then runway 24L. I had the location for runway 24R set in, turned it off for runway 24L. Since the left seat pilot cannot see out the right side window, I asked the first officer when to turn final. He said 'now' and I rolled onto turn for runway 25R. Just as lax tower yelled at us, the left fuel gauge showed a high flow, and gas fumes entered the cockpit. We got resequenced for runway 25R, landed, and as we taxied onto foxtrot the left engine died.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT ACR ACFT LINED UP ON THE WRONG RWY DURING RETURN TO LAND DUE TO AN ENG MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 25R. AT 500 FT AGL THE L ENG DROPPED FROM 80 PERCENT TO 40 PERCENT TORQUE. I TOLD MY FO TO TELL TWR THAT WE NEEDED TO RETURN BUT IT WAS NOT AN EMER. THE TWR HAD US FLY HDG 270 DEGS AND THEN TO MAKE R TFC FOR RWY 24R. ON R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24R THE TWR TOLD US TO MAKE A SHORT APCH FOR RWY 24R, THEN RWY 24L. I HAD THE LOCATION FOR RWY 24R SET IN, TURNED IT OFF FOR RWY 24L. SINCE THE L SEAT PLT CANNOT SEE OUT THE R SIDE WINDOW, I ASKED THE FO WHEN TO TURN FINAL. HE SAID 'NOW' AND I ROLLED ONTO TURN FOR RWY 25R. JUST AS LAX TWR YELLED AT US, THE L FUEL GAUGE SHOWED A HIGH FLOW, AND GAS FUMES ENTERED THE COCKPIT. WE GOT RESEQUENCED FOR RWY 25R, LANDED, AND AS WE TAXIED ONTO FOXTROT THE L ENG DIED.

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.