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Pilot experienced 1 engine quitting and the other engine running rough during crosswind on final in a C402. A successful landing was made after switching fuel tanks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 285163 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : kts |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : kts |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 285163 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Xfeeding fuel and both engines getting fuel from left tank. Lined up on final with strong crosswind, using a side slip to determine if landing was possible -- left engine stopped operation. Still windmilling started to bring throttles up and begin a go around when right engine began sputtering. Checked pumps and gauges -- switched both engines to right fuel tank left engine re-started immediately and right engine began running smoothly. Problem: C-402 only allows for 20 seconds in a slip. Slipping for too long, and fuel flowed away from intakes causing fuel starvation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT EXPERIENCED 1 ENG QUITTING AND THE OTHER ENG RUNNING ROUGH DURING XWIND ON FINAL IN A C402. A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS MADE AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS.
Narrative: XFEEDING FUEL AND BOTH ENGS GETTING FUEL FROM L TANK. LINED UP ON FINAL WITH STRONG XWIND, USING A SIDE SLIP TO DETERMINE IF LNDG WAS POSSIBLE -- L ENG STOPPED OP. STILL WINDMILLING STARTED TO BRING THROTTLES UP AND BEGIN A GAR WHEN R ENG BEGAN SPUTTERING. CHKED PUMPS AND GAUGES -- SWITCHED BOTH ENGS TO R FUEL TANK L ENG RE-STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND R ENG BEGAN RUNNING SMOOTHLY. PROB: C-402 ONLY ALLOWS FOR 20 SECONDS IN A SLIP. SLIPPING FOR TOO LONG, AND FUEL FLOWED AWAY FROM INTAKES CAUSING FUEL STARVATION.
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.