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PA23 pilot has an in-flight engine shutdown due to falling fuel pressures. Diverts for an emergency landing at fcm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391010 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mic airport : fcm |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp tower : fcm |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller non radar : 9 controller radar : 7 flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 2217 flight time type : 370 |
| ASRS Report | 391010 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cruise confign at 6000 ft MSL. Right engine began to lose fuel pressure. Right engine was shut down and emergency was declared. Requested vectors for ILS runway 9R fcm. While en route left engine began to lose power. Tanks were switched and left engine regained power. Single engine landing was made at fcm. No damage, no injuries. I believe possible cause was water in tanks, which froze up a fuel line. Isopropyl alcohol was added to tank which corrected problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA23 PLT HAS AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO FALLING FUEL PRESSURES. DIVERTS FOR AN EMER LNDG AT FCM.
Narrative: CRUISE CONFIGN AT 6000 FT MSL. R ENG BEGAN TO LOSE FUEL PRESSURE. R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND EMER WAS DECLARED. REQUESTED VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 9R FCM. WHILE ENRTE L ENG BEGAN TO LOSE PWR. TANKS WERE SWITCHED AND L ENG REGAINED PWR. SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS MADE AT FCM. NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. I BELIEVE POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS WATER IN TANKS, WHICH FROZE UP A FUEL LINE. ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL WAS ADDED TO TANK WHICH CORRECTED PROB.
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.