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An EMB110 pilot declared a fuel emergency. Subsequently, an engine failed on final approach followed by the other engine failing after landing. Both failures due to fuel starvation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 640701 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB-110 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1970 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 640701 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity indicator |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Takeoff was normal. During climb out, the winds appeared to be as predicted. I reached top of climb, my ground speed began to slowly decline. As the flight proceeded, my ground speed leveled. I received a number of vectors throughout the flight. I issued a fuel advisory to the controller twice, but both times I received vectors which appeared to be taking me away from the louisville approach. I requested vectors direct to the airport. I continued on the given vector until I declared the emergency. I was given vectors to a base leg which I then requested direct to the threshold. I intercepted final approach. At about 3 mi out, the right engine quit, which I feathered. The single engine landing occurred safely without incident. After clearing the runway and taxiing on the taxiway, the left engine quit. No damage to the aircraft or injuries sustained.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB110 PLT DECLARED A FUEL EMER. SUBSEQUENTLY, AN ENG FAILED ON FINAL APCH FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER ENG FAILING AFTER LNDG. BOTH FAILURES DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.
Narrative: TKOF WAS NORMAL. DURING CLBOUT, THE WINDS APPEARED TO BE AS PREDICTED. I REACHED TOP OF CLB, MY GND SPD BEGAN TO SLOWLY DECLINE. AS THE FLT PROCEEDED, MY GND SPD LEVELED. I RECEIVED A NUMBER OF VECTORS THROUGHOUT THE FLT. I ISSUED A FUEL ADVISORY TO THE CTLR TWICE, BUT BOTH TIMES I RECEIVED VECTORS WHICH APPEARED TO BE TAKING ME AWAY FROM THE LOUISVILLE APCH. I REQUESTED VECTORS DIRECT TO THE ARPT. I CONTINUED ON THE GIVEN VECTOR UNTIL I DECLARED THE EMER. I WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO A BASE LEG WHICH I THEN REQUESTED DIRECT TO THE THRESHOLD. I INTERCEPTED FINAL APCH. AT ABOUT 3 MI OUT, THE R ENG QUIT, WHICH I FEATHERED. THE SINGLE ENG LNDG OCCURRED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER CLRING THE RWY AND TAXIING ON THE TXWY, THE L ENG QUIT. NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR INJURIES SUSTAINED.
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.