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A departure PA23-150 loses power to the left engine out of hnl. After the return and landing a postflt inspection discovers a 'hard object' left inside the carburetor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406095 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hnl tower : hnl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 406095 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On the climb out from runway 4R, the left engine began to lose power. The engine would then rev up and repeat the cycle. At times, the engine failed totally and there was no power for a brief interval. We immediately continued the left turn (which was originally induced by the engine failure and entered the downwind for an uneventful landing. The mechanic determined that there was no water in the fuel drainage. However, on run- up, it was determined that a hard foreign object was lodged in the carburetor, which at times blocked the flow of the fuel. The object was cleared and the aircraft was returned to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DEP PA23-150 LOSES PWR TO THE L ENG OUT OF HNL. AFTER THE RETURN AND LNDG A POSTFLT INSPECTION DISCOVERS A 'HARD OBJECT' LEFT INSIDE THE CARB.
Narrative: ON THE CLB OUT FROM RWY 4R, THE L ENG BEGAN TO LOSE PWR. THE ENG WOULD THEN REV UP AND REPEAT THE CYCLE. AT TIMES, THE ENG FAILED TOTALLY AND THERE WAS NO PWR FOR A BRIEF INTERVAL. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTINUED THE L TURN (WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY INDUCED BY THE ENG FAILURE AND ENTERED THE DOWNWIND FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. THE MECH DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO WATER IN THE FUEL DRAINAGE. HOWEVER, ON RUN- UP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HARD FOREIGN OBJECT WAS LODGED IN THE CARB, WHICH AT TIMES BLOCKED THE FLOW OF THE FUEL. THE OBJECT WAS CLRED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC.
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.