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C310 requests priority handling due to a rough engine and suspected fuel shortage. There was 2 hours fuel remaining. A rough magneto was cleared and the problem disappeared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362743 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tri |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tri |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 362743 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Reported engine roughness to approach control and requested priority landing. We thought for some reason we might have leaked fuel. We knew we had plenty of fuel. After landing we found we still had about 2 hours of fuel. Cleared magnetos, aircraft ran fine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C310 REQUESTS PRIORITY HANDLING DUE TO A ROUGH ENG AND SUSPECTED FUEL SHORTAGE. THERE WAS 2 HRS FUEL REMAINING. A ROUGH MAGNETO WAS CLRED AND THE PROB DISAPPEARED.
Narrative: RPTED ENG ROUGHNESS TO APCH CTL AND REQUESTED PRIORITY LNDG. WE THOUGHT FOR SOME REASON WE MIGHT HAVE LEAKED FUEL. WE KNEW WE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL. AFTER LNDG WE FOUND WE STILL HAD ABOUT 2 HRS OF FUEL. CLRED MAGNETOS, ACFT RAN FINE.
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.