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An ATR42-320 on descent at 8000 ft declared an emergency due to power loss #2 engine caused by fuel starvation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388627 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 870 |
| ASRS Report | 388627 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Power loss during approach. Followed all company procedures and checklists. Landed without incident in ZZZ, us. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an ATR42-320 and the #2 cockpit fuel quantity indicator was deferred as inoperative and the tank dipsticks were to be used for fueling and verifying the fuel load. The reporter said maintenance found the engine was ok but had flamed out from fuel starvation and further checks revealed the tank dipsticks were calibrated wrong or were of the wrong type. The reporter stated using the dipsticks for fueling and load verification would have the tank 2000 pounds short of fuel. The reporter said all the left and right wing tank dipsticks were replaced. The reporter said the crews are not given a fuel slip after fueling indicating the number of gallons added to the tanks. The reporter stated the FAA has sent out a letter of investigation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR42-320 ON DSCNT AT 8000 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO PWR LOSS #2 ENG CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION.
Narrative: PWR LOSS DURING APCH. FOLLOWED ALL COMPANY PROCS AND CHKLISTS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN ZZZ, US. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN ATR42-320 AND THE #2 COCKPIT FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS DEFERRED AS INOP AND THE TANK DIPSTICKS WERE TO BE USED FOR FUELING AND VERIFYING THE FUEL LOAD. THE RPTR SAID MAINT FOUND THE ENG WAS OK BUT HAD FLAMED OUT FROM FUEL STARVATION AND FURTHER CHKS REVEALED THE TANK DIPSTICKS WERE CALIBRATED WRONG OR WERE OF THE WRONG TYPE. THE RPTR STATED USING THE DIPSTICKS FOR FUELING AND LOAD VERIFICATION WOULD HAVE THE TANK 2000 LBS SHORT OF FUEL. THE RPTR SAID ALL THE L AND R WING TANK DIPSTICKS WERE REPLACED. THE RPTR SAID THE CREWS ARE NOT GIVEN A FUEL SLIP AFTER FUELING INDICATING THE NUMBER OF GALLONS ADDED TO THE TANKS. THE RPTR STATED THE FAA HAS SENT OUT A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION.
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.