Engine shutdown account rough.

Attributes
ACN	162392
Time
Date	199011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dal tower : den
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	162392
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left engine started missing and surging. Tried all normal modes to smooth out engine roughness, to no avail. (Engine was also losing power). Advised dallas approach and love tower of precautionary shutdown and that aircraft was under control and no assistance needed. Landed aircraft west/O incident. After landing mechanics found loose fuel line squirting fuel which could have caused a serious in-flight fire. Good decision made by pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACCOUNT ROUGH.

Narrative: L ENG STARTED MISSING AND SURGING. TRIED ALL NORMAL MODES TO SMOOTH OUT ENG ROUGHNESS, TO NO AVAIL. (ENG WAS ALSO LOSING PWR). ADVISED DALLAS APCH AND LOVE TWR OF PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN AND THAT ACFT WAS UNDER CTL AND NO ASSISTANCE NEEDED. LANDED ACFT W/O INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG MECHS FOUND LOOSE FUEL LINE SQUIRTING FUEL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INFLT FIRE. GOOD DECISION MADE BY PLT.

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.