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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech E-90 · Teterboro, NJ · September 4, 2001

Date: September 4, 2001 · 20:40 local
Place: Teterboro, NJ
Airport: Teterboro
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N74VR
Reported as: Beech E90

N74VRRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2004 · Beech E-90S/N LW-135 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech E-90 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At 1500' on approach to teb, #2 engine fuel flow and torque gages began to fluctuate. Moving the throttle helped to stabilizer indicators, but fuel flow eventually went to zero, and engine was shut down. Maintenance troubleshot to a fuel tank venting problem that was allowing air to enter the fuel lines and interrupting fuel flow to the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1500' ON APPROACH TO TEB, #2 ENGINE FUEL FLOW AND TORQUE GAGES BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. MOVING THE THROTTLE HELPED TO STABILIZER INDICATORS, BUT FUEL FLOW EVENTUALLY WENT TO ZERO, AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT TO A FUEL TANK VENTING PROBLEM THAT WAS ALLOWING AIR TO ENTER THE FUEL LINES AND INTERRUPTING FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE.