A cessna 402 captain reported a loss of engine power when reconfiguring the fuel boost pumps; necess...

Attributes
ACN	1671954
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

During climb out at 1000 ft. AGL the left auxiliary fuel pump was selected to the off position. This resulted in an immediate loss of power in the left engine. The auxiliary pump was then selected back to the low position and the engine did not return to a normal power output. Engine failure after takeoff flow was performed and [advised ATC]. ZZZ tower cleared aircraft to land on runway xx. After landing and during the roll out; the left engine stopped running. The aircraft taxied to the ramp under the power of the right engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Cessna 402 Captain reported a loss of engine power when reconfiguring the fuel boost pumps; necessitating an immediate return to the departure airport.

Narrative: During climb out at 1000 ft. AGL the left auxiliary fuel pump was selected to the off position. This resulted in an immediate loss of power in the left engine. The auxiliary pump was then selected back to the low position and the engine did not return to a normal power output. Engine failure after takeoff flow was performed and [Advised ATC]. ZZZ Tower cleared aircraft to land on Runway XX. After landing and during the roll out; the left engine stopped running. The aircraft taxied to the ramp under the power of the right engine.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

A cessna 402 captain reported a loss of engine power when reconfiguring the fuel boost pumps; necessitating an immediate return to the departure airport.