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Light transport charter on skydiving operation, shut down the left engine account surging. Skydivers were away from the aircraft. Return and land without declaring emergency or advising controller of engine shutdown. Maintenance found fuel gauge was faulty and no fuel available to engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : orl airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13500 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 357113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While conducting skydive operations over X21 at 13500 ft MSL we instituted a precautionary left engine shutdown. The events were as follows: within 1 min of releasing the last 3 jumpers, the left engine began to surge. At this time, the fuel low level light illuminated while both tanks indicated approximately 300-350 pounds remaining. (1 hour flying time.) the jumpers were released and an engine shutdown procedure was initiated and completed. Reference to the pilots operating handbook was begun for completion of non memory items. During this time we descended for the airport and failed to notify orlando approach of our engine shutdown. Landing was uneventful and upon maintenance examination the fuel gauge was found faulty. In the future, should a similar event occur we would notify ATC of our situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT CHARTER ON SKYDIVING OP, SHUT DOWN THE L ENG ACCOUNT SURGING. SKYDIVERS WERE AWAY FROM THE ACFT. RETURN AND LAND WITHOUT DECLARING EMER OR ADVISING CTLR OF ENG SHUTDOWN. MAINT FOUND FUEL GAUGE WAS FAULTY AND NO FUEL AVAILABLE TO ENG.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING SKYDIVE OPS OVER X21 AT 13500 FT MSL WE INSTITUTED A PRECAUTIONARY L ENG SHUTDOWN. THE EVENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: WITHIN 1 MIN OF RELEASING THE LAST 3 JUMPERS, THE L ENG BEGAN TO SURGE. AT THIS TIME, THE FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE BOTH TANKS INDICATED APPROX 300-350 LBS REMAINING. (1 HR FLYING TIME.) THE JUMPERS WERE RELEASED AND AN ENG SHUTDOWN PROC WAS INITIATED AND COMPLETED. REF TO THE PLTS OPERATING HANDBOOK WAS BEGUN FOR COMPLETION OF NON MEMORY ITEMS. DURING THIS TIME WE DSNDED FOR THE ARPT AND FAILED TO NOTIFY ORLANDO APCH OF OUR ENG SHUTDOWN. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND UPON MAINT EXAMINATION THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FOUND FAULTY. IN THE FUTURE, SHOULD A SIMILAR EVENT OCCUR WE WOULD NOTIFY ATC OF OUR SIT.
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.