C310 pilot flying cargo has fuel flow meter problems due to ice blocking the fuel lines. Return land...

Attributes
ACN	396643
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mkc
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	396643
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passing through 2000 ft I began my after takeoff checklist. I looked at the fuel flow meters as I began to turn off the boost pumps. I notice the left fuel flow was low. I requested to level at 3000 ft and did so. While checking the fuel valves and mixtures trying to learn about the problem, my altitude jumped around +300, -0 ft. I then turned back to the airport and canceled IFR. The extreme WX changes and cold temperatures caused ice to block my fuel line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C310 PLT FLYING CARGO HAS FUEL FLOW METER PROBS DUE TO ICE BLOCKING THE FUEL LINES. RETURN LAND IS THE RESULT.

Narrative: PASSING THROUGH 2000 FT I BEGAN MY AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. I LOOKED AT THE FUEL FLOW METERS AS I BEGAN TO TURN OFF THE BOOST PUMPS. I NOTICE THE L FUEL FLOW WAS LOW. I REQUESTED TO LEVEL AT 3000 FT AND DID SO. WHILE CHKING THE FUEL VALVES AND MIXTURES TRYING TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROB, MY ALT JUMPED AROUND +300, -0 FT. I THEN TURNED BACK TO THE ARPT AND CANCELED IFR. THE EXTREME WX CHANGES AND COLD TEMPS CAUSED ICE TO BLOCK MY FUEL LINE.

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.

C310 pilot flying cargo has fuel flow meter problems due to ice blocking the fuel lines. Return land is the result.