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A C208B pilot identified a potential fuel control failure and; fearing an engine failure; declared an emergency about fifteen miles from his destination. A normal approach and landing were accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1010204 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 208B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fuel Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 2800 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
In class bravo near my destination; engine control gauges indicated a potential fuel control failure and loss of engine imminent. Executed emergency checklist and declared emergency. Due to workload with autopilot was dmi'ed; declared emergency. Upon attempting to squawk 7700; dialed in wrong number (I think 1340) but was task saturated with the emergency. [I] executed emergency landing; direct to numbers able to land with no further incident and shut down upon clearing runway without engine failure. Shut down upon clearing the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C208B pilot identified a potential fuel control failure and; fearing an engine failure; declared an emergency about fifteen miles from his destination. A normal approach and landing were accomplished.
Narrative: In Class Bravo near my destination; engine control gauges indicated a potential fuel control failure and loss of engine imminent. Executed emergency checklist and declared emergency. Due to workload with autopilot was DMI'ed; declared emergency. Upon attempting to squawk 7700; dialed in wrong number (I think 1340) but was task saturated with the emergency. [I] executed emergency landing; direct to numbers able to land with no further incident and shut down upon clearing runway without engine failure. Shut down upon clearing the runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.