A COMMERCIAL RATED ATX PLT FLYING A BE90 EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION IN 1 WING AND RESULTANT ENG FAILURE.
Synopsis
A COMMERCIAL RATED ATX PLT FLYING A BE90 EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION IN 1 WING AND RESULTANT ENG FAILURE.
Narrative
WHEN I DEPARTED IN THE MORNING FROM VNY TO BFL; I NOTED THAT I HAD 1800 LBS OF FUEL; WHICH WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR THE WHOLE DAY'S FLTS. AFTER I LANDED IN BFL; I NOTED THE FUEL AGAIN SHOWING 1400 LBS TOTAL FUEL; WHICH IS A LOGICAL FUEL FLOW FOR A 25 MIN FLT. I PREFLTED THE ACFT AT XA00 LCL TIME; CHKING THE FUEL AND NOTICING THAT I HAD 600 LBS IN THE R SIDE AND 800 LBS IN THE L SIDE. THIS WOULD ALLOW ME CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE 20 MIN FLT FROM BFL TO VNY PLUS THE 30 MIN VFR RESERVE. I DEPARTED BFL UNDER VFR FLT AT XF15 LCL TIME. AS I BEGAN MY DSCNT OVER GORMAN; I NOTICED THE R FUEL GAUGE HAD DROPPED CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN PLANNED AND WAS SHOWING JUST UNDER 400 LBS LEFT. OVER THE NEWHALL PASS AFTER COMPLETING MY APCH CHKLIST I NOTICED THE R FUEL GAUGE READING JUST OVER 200 LBS; I THEN REALIZED I HAD AN ERRONEOUS FUEL INDICATION AND DECIDED TO KEEP MY APCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN CASE ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN. AS I WAS DSNDING THROUGH 2000 FT; MY R ENG PARTIALLY LOST PWR. THROUGH 1800 FT THE ACFT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE R. THE AIRSPD HAD ALSO SLOWED TO JUST BELOW BLUE LINE. I BROUGHT THE FLAPS AND GEAR UP AND BEGAN MY MEMORY ITEMS WHEN I REALIZED MY GEAR WASN'T GOING UP. THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP DUE TO THE LNDG GEAR MOTOR BEING PWRED FROM THE R DC GENERATOR BUS WHICH IS SUPPLIED PWR FROM THE R DC GENERATOR. THE CURRENT LIMITER HAD ALSO FAILED PREVENTING PWR FROM THE L DC GENERATOR BEING SUPPLIED TO THE R DC GENERATOR BUS. I THEN HAD TO DSND 200 FT TO GAIN AIRSPD TO GET BACK TO BLUE LINE. ONCE I WAS STABILIZED; I REALIZED THAT I HAD ALSO LOST MY ABILITY TO XMIT TO THE TWR; HOWEVER; I COULD HEAR THE TWR. BY THE TIME I HAD THE SIT STABILIZED; I WAS ALREADY 40-50 DEGS OFF COURSE AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE R TURN (UTILIZING THE GOOD L ENG) BACK TO THE FIELD. I COMPLETED THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST. I THEN TURNED ON THE L BOOST PUMP AND OPENED THE XFLOW VALVE AND THE R ENG RESTARTED. AS I TURNED FINAL; I FELT THAT MY APCH WAS NOT STABILIZED SO I INITIATED A GAR. I FLEW A STANDARD R PATTERN AND KEPT IT HIGH ON FINAL TO BE SURE TO MAKE THE RWY IF ANYTHING ELSE WERE TO HAPPEN. I LANDED AND TAXIED THE ACFT BACK TO THE HANGAR AND SHUT THE ACFT DOWN. I EVACED THE ACFT OUT OF THE L REAR ACFT DOOR USING NORMAL PROCS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.