Corp light transport flight crew take aircraft out on test flight after maintenance and being told t...

Attributes
ACN	126630
Time
Date	198910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 50 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 103 flight time total : 11398 flight time type : 279
ASRS Report	126630
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Following repair work at john wayne airport (sna) spanning 17 days involving fuel tank leaks and bleed air problems, I accepted aircraft for a local test flight. We were told by the mechanic in charge of the aircraft that it was fueled to 1200 pounds per wing and ready for flight. We were not given a fuel delivery receipt. After completing a preflight inspection with copilot/mechanic I started the engines and taxied to the takeoff position. 'Fuel transfer' warning lights were on during taxi but extinguished shortly following boost pump activation. During takeoff all indications were normal. The right 'fuel transfer' light illuminated prior to landing and the fuel gauges indicated zero intermittently. The right fuel transfer light extinguished following right auxiliary boost pump activation. I suspected faulty cannon plug connections or maintenance oversight. I landed normally at corona airport, parked the aircraft, shut down the engines and exchanged trainee pilots. I departed corona airport en route john wayne airport and the right engine flamed out approximately 3 mins after takeoff. Relight procedures were unsuccessful and I feathered/secured it. Approximately 90 seconds later the left engine flamed out. Relight procedures unsuccessful. I feathered it and sought a suitable landing site, accomplishing a successful off-airport emergency landing (no injuries, minimal aircraft damage). The maintenance performed was not entered in the aircraft logbooks, nor was I given a 'maintenance release' document. FAA inspectors at the scene said this would be ruled an incident, not an accident and NTSB need not be notified. In the future I will visually check the fuel quantity or obtain an authenticated fuel delivery document or witness the fueling. I will not operate an aircraft with any abnormal indications, momentary or otherwise, regardless of expediency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP LTT FLT CREW TAKE ACFT OUT ON TEST FLT AFTER MAINTENANCE AND BEING TOLD THAT THEY HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL. THEIR FAILURE TO VISUALLY CHECK THEIR FUEL QUANTITY RESULTED IN BOTH ENGINES FLAMEOUT AND AN EMERGENCY OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: FOLLOWING REPAIR WORK AT JOHN WAYNE ARPT (SNA) SPANNING 17 DAYS INVOLVING FUEL TANK LEAKS AND BLEED AIR PROBLEMS, I ACCEPTED ACFT FOR A LOCAL TEST FLT. WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANIC IN CHARGE OF THE ACFT THAT IT WAS FUELED TO 1200 LBS PER WING AND READY FOR FLT. WE WERE NOT GIVEN A FUEL DELIVERY RECEIPT. AFTER COMPLETING A PREFLT INSPECTION WITH COPLT/MECHANIC I STARTED THE ENGINES AND TAXIED TO THE TKOF POSITION. 'FUEL TRANSFER' WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON DURING TAXI BUT EXTINGUISHED SHORTLY FOLLOWING BOOST PUMP ACTIVATION. DURING TKOF ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE RIGHT 'FUEL TRANSFER' LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO LNDG AND THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED ZERO INTERMITTENTLY. THE RIGHT FUEL TRANSFER LIGHT EXTINGUISHED FOLLOWING RIGHT AUX BOOST PUMP ACTIVATION. I SUSPECTED FAULTY CANNON PLUG CONNECTIONS OR MAINT OVERSIGHT. I LANDED NORMALLY AT CORONA ARPT, PARKED THE ACFT, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES AND EXCHANGED TRAINEE PLTS. I DEPARTED CORONA ARPT ENRTE JOHN WAYNE ARPT AND THE RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT APPROX 3 MINS AFTER TKOF. RELIGHT PROCS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND I FEATHERED/SECURED IT. APPROX 90 SECONDS LATER THE LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. RELIGHT PROCS UNSUCCESSFUL. I FEATHERED IT AND SOUGHT A SUITABLE LNDG SITE, ACCOMPLISHING A SUCCESSFUL OFF-ARPT EMER LNDG (NO INJURIES, MINIMAL ACFT DAMAGE). THE MAINT PERFORMED WAS NOT ENTERED IN THE ACFT LOGBOOKS, NOR WAS I GIVEN A 'MAINT RELEASE' DOCUMENT. FAA INSPECTORS AT THE SCENE SAID THIS WOULD BE RULED AN INCIDENT, NOT AN ACCIDENT AND NTSB NEED NOT BE NOTIFIED. IN THE FUTURE I WILL VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY OR OBTAIN AN AUTHENTICATED FUEL DELIVERY DOCUMENT OR WITNESS THE FUELING. I WILL NOT OPERATE AN ACFT WITH ANY ABNORMAL INDICATIONS, MOMENTARY OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF EXPEDIENCY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Corp light transport flight crew take aircraft out on test flight after maintenance and being told that they had sufficient fuel. Their failure to visually check their fuel quantity resulted in both engines flameout and an emergency off airport landing.