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BE58 has left engine surge on climb out. Pilot feathers engine, secures it and requests return to departure airport. Mechanic inspection indicates a ruptures auxiliary fuel bladder.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sav artcc : zab |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 374970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departed sav on assigned heading of 320 degrees, following DC9 through break in cumulo nimbus. At about 10 mi out, left engine began to surge. Feathered left propeller, secured engine and advised departure I wished to return to sav. Airport was VFR at the time and I was then VFR. Received clearance to descend and return and vectored myself remaining VFR and landed without incident at sav. Emergency was not declared. I suspected fuel starvation but once engine secured I did not attempt xfeed due to WX in the area. Decided landing as soon as possible prudent. Landing accomplished without incident or damage. Preliminary report from mechanic indicates a ruptured auxiliary fuel bladder. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the aircraft was a BE58. He has not heard any further word on cause of the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE58 HAS L ENG SURGE ON CLB OUT. PLT FEATHERS ENG, SECURES IT AND REQUESTS RETURN TO DEP ARPT. MECH INSPECTION INDICATES A RUPTURES AUX FUEL BLADDER.
Narrative: DEPARTED SAV ON ASSIGNED HDG OF 320 DEGS, FOLLOWING DC9 THROUGH BREAK IN CUMULO NIMBUS. AT ABOUT 10 MI OUT, L ENG BEGAN TO SURGE. FEATHERED L PROP, SECURED ENG AND ADVISED DEP I WISHED TO RETURN TO SAV. ARPT WAS VFR AT THE TIME AND I WAS THEN VFR. RECEIVED CLRNC TO DSND AND RETURN AND VECTORED MYSELF REMAINING VFR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT SAV. EMER WAS NOT DECLARED. I SUSPECTED FUEL STARVATION BUT ONCE ENG SECURED I DID NOT ATTEMPT XFEED DUE TO WX IN THE AREA. DECIDED LNDG ASAP PRUDENT. LNDG ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR DAMAGE. PRELIMINARY RPT FROM MECH INDICATES A RUPTURED AUX FUEL BLADDER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE ACFT WAS A BE58. HE HAS NOT HEARD ANY FURTHER WORD ON CAUSE OF THE PROB.
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.