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Attributes | |
ACN | 225244 |
Time | |
Date | 199211 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sat |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : sat |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 88 flight time total : 505 flight time type : 15 |
ASRS Report | 225244 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On the afternoon of nov/sun/92, as I was coming into land at san antonio, tx, I reduced manifold pressure 3 inches according to checklist. At this time, I heard a pop come from the engine. I thought it might be just the engine backfiring, but when I noticed a loss of fuel pressure, I knew something was wrong. As I reduced power below 15 inches, the engine began to run real rough. At this point I knew something was wrong. I landed the aircraft and went through the shutdown procedure promptly. I did not declare an emergency. Throughout the situation, there was no indication in loss of power or oil pressure, just the loss of fuel. I feel what caused the problem was terrible workmanship on part of manufacturer or it was the problem of who installed the part in question.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT HAD A PARTIAL FAILURE OF HIS FUEL PUMP.
Narrative: ON THE AFTERNOON OF NOV/SUN/92, AS I WAS COMING INTO LAND AT SAN ANTONIO, TX, I REDUCED MANIFOLD PRESSURE 3 INCHES ACCORDING TO CHKLIST. AT THIS TIME, I HEARD A POP COME FROM THE ENG. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE JUST THE ENG BACKFIRING, BUT WHEN I NOTICED A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. AS I REDUCED PWR BELOW 15 INCHES, THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN REAL ROUGH. AT THIS POINT I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I LANDED THE ACFT AND WENT THROUGH THE SHUTDOWN PROC PROMPTLY. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. THROUGHOUT THE SITUATION, THERE WAS NO INDICATION IN LOSS OF PWR OR OIL PRESSURE, JUST THE LOSS OF FUEL. I FEEL WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM WAS TERRIBLE WORKMANSHIP ON PART OF MANUFACTURER OR IT WAS THE PROBLEM OF WHO INSTALLED THE PART IN QUESTION.
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.