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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.