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Pilot of an small transport helicopter declared an emergency and diverted to land due to a fuel boost pump caution light on and the fuel qty indicating a rapid loss of fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334542 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : jfk tower : ewr |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 4125 flight time type : 1950 |
| ASRS Report | 334542 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Transitioning through ewr's class B airspace, I noticed the fuel boost pump caution lights. Confirmed boost pump failure. Noticed fuel gauge decreasing at rapid rate. Decided to call newark to advise them of situation but radios would not transmit. I then declared an emergency and was cleared to land at ewr. I initiated an approach to the north end of the field away from inbound jet traffic and any ground personnel. I landed safely and shut down aircraft. Later discovered that the generator failed due to a faulty circuit breaker. At the time of the first indication of the fuel gauge reading lower fuel, I decided that landing the aircraft as soon as possible was proper action due to the fact that I needed to determine fuel amount.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT HELI DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND DUE TO A FUEL BOOST PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ON AND THE FUEL QTY INDICATING A RAPID LOSS OF FUEL.
Narrative: TRANSITIONING THROUGH EWR'S CLASS B AIRSPACE, I NOTICED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP CAUTION LIGHTS. CONFIRMED BOOST PUMP FAILURE. NOTICED FUEL GAUGE DECREASING AT RAPID RATE. DECIDED TO CALL NEWARK TO ADVISE THEM OF SIT BUT RADIOS WOULD NOT XMIT. I THEN DECLARED AN EMER AND WAS CLRED TO LAND AT EWR. I INITIATED AN APCH TO THE N END OF THE FIELD AWAY FROM INBOUND JET TFC AND ANY GND PERSONNEL. I LANDED SAFELY AND SHUT DOWN ACFT. LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE GENERATOR FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY CIRCUIT BREAKER. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INDICATION OF THE FUEL GAUGE READING LOWER FUEL, I DECIDED THAT LNDG THE ACFT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WAS PROPER ACTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT I NEEDED TO DETERMINE FUEL AMOUNT.
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.