MD83 has fuel pressure problems and ultimately the engine fails.

Attributes
ACN	453088
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : csx.vor
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 5950
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Fog Rain
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : t75.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 122 flight time total : 11696 flight time type : 3680
ASRS Report	453088
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After 1 hour 30 min duration of flight, during which numerous 'left engine low fuel pressure' warnings were received, the left engine spooled down to 13% N2 from flight idle and could not be restarted. Events leading to problem: normal startup, taxi, takeoff, departure and early climb were experienced. From FL265 to cruise at FL350 the left engine low fuel pressure annunciation was repeatedly displayed for short periods along with a master caution annunciation. This continued throughout the remainder of the flight. At the bottom of initial descent at 11000 ft at qball intersection, left engine response was considerably delayed behind throttle commands. After further descent to 6000 ft in a 30 degree left banking turn, the left engine failed. The appropriate checklists were computed and landing was accomplished without incident. No IFR conditions were encountered during the flight, no icing was experienced. An emergency was declared due to company and FAA policy. The remainder of the approach and landing were accomplished without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 HAS FUEL PRESSURE PROBS AND ULTIMATELY THE ENG FAILS.

Narrative: AFTER 1 HR 30 MIN DURATION OF FLT, DURING WHICH NUMEROUS 'L ENG LOW FUEL PRESSURE' WARNINGS WERE RECEIVED, THE L ENG SPOOLED DOWN TO 13% N2 FROM FLT IDLE AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. EVENTS LEADING TO PROB: NORMAL STARTUP, TAXI, TKOF, DEP AND EARLY CLB WERE EXPERIENCED. FROM FL265 TO CRUISE AT FL350 THE L ENG LOW FUEL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATION WAS REPEATEDLY DISPLAYED FOR SHORT PERIODS ALONG WITH A MASTER CAUTION ANNUNCIATION. THIS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. AT THE BOTTOM OF INITIAL DSCNT AT 11000 FT AT QBALL INTXN, L ENG RESPONSE WAS CONSIDERABLY DELAYED BEHIND THROTTLE COMMANDS. AFTER FURTHER DSCNT TO 6000 FT IN A 30 DEG L BANKING TURN, THE L ENG FAILED. THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE COMPUTED AND LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO IFR CONDITIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLT, NO ICING WAS EXPERIENCED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED DUE TO COMPANY AND FAA POLICY. THE REMAINDER OF THE APCH AND LNDG WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.