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PA-44 pilot reported the right engine failed on descent into destination airport when the right fuel tank ran dry.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1471843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 87 Flight Crew Total 158 Flight Crew Type 55 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
During preflight I visually inspected the fuel; and could see that there was fuel; but did not physically verify. Also checked the fuel level gauges which both indicated full tanks. Concluded that there was enough fuel in order to complete the flight. Upon descent we experienced a right engine failure and determined that it was caused by insufficient fuel in the right tank. The fuel gauge had rapidly dropped to zero; and we had a complete loss of fuel pressure. After running an emergency checklist I contacted ATC. ATC gave [us] vectors [and] we made a visual landing without incident. This situation could have been avoided by physically verifying fuel level in both tanks instead of relying on the fuel level indications on the gauges.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-44 pilot reported the right engine failed on descent into destination airport when the right fuel tank ran dry.
Narrative: During preflight I visually inspected the fuel; and could see that there was fuel; but did not physically verify. Also checked the fuel level gauges which both indicated full tanks. Concluded that there was enough fuel in order to complete the flight. Upon descent we experienced a right engine failure and determined that it was caused by insufficient fuel in the right tank. The fuel gauge had rapidly dropped to zero; and we had a complete loss of fuel pressure. After running an emergency checklist I contacted ATC. ATC gave [us] vectors [and] we made a visual landing without incident. This situation could have been avoided by physically verifying fuel level in both tanks instead of relying on the fuel level indications on the gauges.
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