Narrative:

Cruise flight 8000 ft MSL left engine shut down. Declared emergency. Landed at nearest suitable airport. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated this was an uncommanded engine shutdown caused by a kinked fuel line restricting fuel to the engine. The reporter said seven of these events have happen in 2 days, mainly on the ground. The reporter stated an airworthiness directive has been issued to correct the kinking of the fuel supply line between the firewall and the engine fuel pump. The reporter said after the diversion the engine was run on the ground and operated ok then ferried to ZZZ maintenance base and run again where it failed. The reporter stated one incident involved the airplane on takeoff when power was applied the engine failed and returned to the gate where it was run at high power and operated ok but then failed on the 2ND takeoff attempt. The reporter said he did not have any knowledge of what the airworthiness directive changes or modifies and does not know the accomplishment status on the carrier's fleet.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A JETSTREAM 32 IN CRUISE AT 8000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO THE LEFT ENG SPOOL DOWN CAUSED BY A KINKED FUEL LINE.

Narrative: CRUISE FLT 8000 FT MSL LEFT ENG SHUT DOWN. DECLARED EMER. LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THIS WAS AN UNCOMMANDED ENG SHUTDOWN CAUSED BY A KINKED FUEL LINE RESTRICTING FUEL TO THE ENG. THE RPTR SAID SEVEN OF THESE EVENTS HAVE HAPPEN IN 2 DAYS, MAINLY ON THE GND. THE RPTR STATED AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO CORRECT THE KINKING OF THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE BTWN THE FIREWALL AND THE ENG FUEL PUMP. THE RPTR SAID AFTER THE DIVERSION THE ENG WAS RUN ON THE GND AND OPERATED OK THEN FERRIED TO ZZZ MAINT BASE AND RUN AGAIN WHERE IT FAILED. THE RPTR STATED ONE INCIDENT INVOLVED THE AIRPLANE ON TKOF WHEN PWR WAS APPLIED THE ENG FAILED AND RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE IT WAS RUN AT HIGH PWR AND OPERATED OK BUT THEN FAILED ON THE 2ND TKOF ATTEMPT. THE RPTR SAID HE DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE CHANGES OR MODIFIES AND DOES NOT KNOW THE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATUS ON THE CARRIER'S FLEET.

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.