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Attributes | |
ACN | 1703329 |
Time | |
Date | 201911 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | DA42 Twin Star |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fuel Control |
Person 1 | |
Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Student was flying the aircraft. On about a 3 mile final for 9L at ZZZ the aircraft yawed to the left; began beeping and showed both a left ecu a failure and a right ecu B failure at the same time. Instructor took controls of the aircraft and determined left engine failed. Requested priority handling feathered the left engine and made a safe landing. After exiting off taxiway; an attempt was made to restart the left engine. Engine started back up but both ecu failures remained. Taxied back to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DA-42 instructor pilot reported left engine flameout on 3 mile final.
Narrative: Student was flying the aircraft. On about a 3 mile final for 9L at ZZZ the aircraft yawed to the left; began beeping and showed both a Left ECU A failure and a Right ECU B failure at the same time. Instructor took controls of the aircraft and determined left engine failed. Requested priority handling feathered the left engine and made a safe landing. After exiting off taxiway; an attempt was made to restart the left engine. Engine started back up but both ECU failures remained. Taxied back to parking.
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.