In-flight engine shutdown. Return to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	139282
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : leb
State Reference	NH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 112 flight time total : 4766 flight time type : 111
ASRS Report	139282
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon reaching 5000' #1 engine suffered fuel pressure failure in level flight. Fuel flow had dropped to 200 pounds psi, torque 60 percent and itt falling off. We were in VFR conditions so I shutdown and feathered the #1 engine and did the rest of the memory items. We then did the cleanup checklists and came around and landed west/O incident. Event happened so quick that shutdown seemed the best thing to do, I did think about restart, but being in VFR condition with the airport in sight with altitude to make the airport seem the best plan. Also not knowing the reason for lack of fuel flow i.e., bad engine driven pump, ice in the lines (temperature at 5000' was 20 degree C) or water in fuel caused the flame out. Ramp people said water testing had not found any water (in storage tanks or track) previous to the flight, further testing is being done now.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RETURN TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: UPON REACHING 5000' #1 ENG SUFFERED FUEL PRESSURE FAILURE IN LEVEL FLT. FUEL FLOW HAD DROPPED TO 200 LBS PSI, TORQUE 60 PERCENT AND ITT FALLING OFF. WE WERE IN VFR CONDITIONS SO I SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERED THE #1 ENG AND DID THE REST OF THE MEMORY ITEMS. WE THEN DID THE CLEANUP CHKLISTS AND CAME AROUND AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. EVENT HAPPENED SO QUICK THAT SHUTDOWN SEEMED THE BEST THING TO DO, I DID THINK ABOUT RESTART, BUT BEING IN VFR CONDITION WITH THE ARPT IN SIGHT WITH ALT TO MAKE THE ARPT SEEM THE BEST PLAN. ALSO NOT KNOWING THE REASON FOR LACK OF FUEL FLOW I.E., BAD ENG DRIVEN PUMP, ICE IN THE LINES (TEMP AT 5000' WAS 20 DEG C) OR WATER IN FUEL CAUSED THE FLAME OUT. RAMP PEOPLE SAID WATER TESTING HAD NOT FOUND ANY WATER (IN STORAGE TANKS OR TRACK) PREVIOUS TO THE FLT, FURTHER TESTING IS BEING DONE NOW.

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.