<< >> NASA ASRS Report 949899, May 2011

A PA-24 pilot declared an emergency when the engine failed as he reduced power for descent. When the engine restarted he continued to his airport of intended landing where he learned a 'fuel sender' had stuck; starving the engine for fuel until it recovered.

Attributes
ACN	949899
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-24 Turbo Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Distribution System
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 605 Flight Crew Type 150
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

In cruise flight; about to start descent; when the engine quit. [I] declared emergency while switching fuel tanks; electric pump on; and mixture rich. Checked fuel gauges and tank being used showed half. After about 15 to 20 seconds [the] engine came back [on] and seemed fine. Canceled emergency and continued on without incident. When plane was checked [a] problem with [a] stuck fuel sender [was] found.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA-24 pilot declared an emergency when the engine failed as he reduced power for descent. When the engine restarted he continued to his airport of intended landing where he learned a 'fuel sender' had stuck; starving the engine for fuel until it recovered.

Narrative: In cruise flight; about to start descent; when the engine quit. [I] declared emergency while switching fuel tanks; electric pump on; and mixture rich. Checked fuel gauges and tank being used showed half. After about 15 to 20 seconds [the] engine came back [on] and seemed fine. Canceled emergency and continued on without incident. When plane was checked [a] problem with [a] stuck fuel sender [was] found.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.