What happened
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On Friday, may 3, 2019, at approximately 2006Z, a Cessna citation CE-525B aircraft, registration n-number N80VM, was involved in an aircraft incident when the flight crewmembers performed an emergency ground evacuation of the aircraft at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky international airport (kcvg), in Covington, KY, after executing an inflight diversion and declaring an inflight emergency due to a partial power loss in the number 1 (left) engine and suspected fuel leak. The aircraft was being operated by a 14 CFR part 135 air carrier (certificate # KBAA473F) and was on an active chartered flight carrying two passengers which departed from the akron-canton regional airport (kcak), in akron, OH, at approximately 1915Z, and was scheduled to arrive at the john c tune airport (kjwn), in nashville, TN.
According to both flight crewmembers, prior to departing kcak, the left generator associated with the number 1 engine showed a fault (?generator off left? Cas message) after the number 1 engine was started on the ground. The flight crew completed the ?generator off left? Abnormal checklist which successively reset the left generator with normal operational indications.
Later, shortly after leveling off at FL430 (at approximately 1945Z), the ?fuel pressure low left? And ?fuel boost pump left? Amber cas messages altered. The pilot-in-command called for the appropriate emergency/abnormal checklists for the cas message items. While performing the checklist items, the number 1 engine experienced a partial power loss. The flight crew stated that the number 1 engine was still running, but was not producing full power. The flight crew also noticed an unusually high fuel consumption rate from the left fuel tank fuel quantity indicators during this event. When the flight crew complied with the emergency/abnormal checklists, they were directed to transfer fuel from the right fuel tank to the number 1 engine. When this was accomplished, the flight crew noticed an unusually high fuel consumption rate from the right fuel tank fuel quantity indicators. Unable to restore full power to the number 1 engine and believing the aircraft was also experiencing a fuel leak, the pilot-in-command declared an emergency with air traffic control and diverted to kcvg.
The flight crew successfully landed the aircraft on runway 27 at kcvg. They taxied and parked the aircraft onto taxiway delta, clearing the runway hold short markings. With the assistance of the airport crash/fire/rescue emergency response personnel, the flight crew performed an emergency ground evacuation of the aircraft. During the evacuation, it was noted that fuel was considerably leaking from the number 1 engine. Once the fuel ceased leaking from the number 1 engine, the aircraft was towed to the delta jet center FBO and secured.
Neither the two flight crewmembers nor the two passengers reported any injures. Additionally, there was no reported damage to the aircraft or to airport property. The weather reported at the kcvg airport at the time of the incident was VFR and the weather is not considered a factor.
Ptrs record id GL05201902599
Reviewed by dws 06/04/2019
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 2006Z, A CESSNA CITATION CE-525B AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N80VM, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT WHEN THE FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY GROUND EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KCVG), IN COVINGTON, KY, AFTER EXECUTING AN INFLIGHT DIVERSION AND DECLARING AN INFLIGHT EMERGENCY DUE TO A PARTIAL POWER LOSS IN THE NUMBER 1 (LEFT) ENGINE AND SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A 14 CFR PART 135 AIR CARRIER (CERTIFICATE # KBAA473F) AND WAS ON AN ACTIVE CHARTERED FLIGHT CARRYING TWO PASSENGERS WHICH DEPARTED FROM THE AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCAK), IN AKRON, OH, AT APPROXIMATELY 1915Z, AND WAS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT THE JOHN C TUNE AIRPORT (KJWN), IN NASHVILLE, TN.
ACCORDING TO BOTH FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS, PRIOR TO DEPARTING KCAK, THE LEFT GENERATOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE SHOWED A FAULT (?GENERATOR OFF LEFT? CAS MESSAGE) AFTER THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE WAS STARTED ON THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT CREW COMPLETED THE ?GENERATOR OFF LEFT? ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WHICH SUCCESSIVELY RESET THE LEFT GENERATOR WITH NORMAL OPERATIONAL INDICATIONS.
LATER, SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL430 (AT APPROXIMATELY 1945Z), THE ?FUEL PRESSURE LOW LEFT? AND ?FUEL BOOST PUMP LEFT? AMBER CAS MESSAGES ALTERED. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND CALLED FOR THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL CHECKLISTS FOR THE CAS MESSAGE ITEMS. WHILE PERFORMING THE CHECKLIST ITEMS, THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE FLIGHT CREW STATED THAT THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER. THE FLIGHT CREW ALSO NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS DURING THIS EVENT. WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH THE EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL CHECKLISTS, THEY WERE DIRECTED TO TRANSFER FUEL FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK TO THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. WHEN THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION RATE FROM THE RIGHT FUEL TANK FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS. UNABLE TO RESTORE FULL POWER TO THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE AND BELIEVING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND DIVERTED TO KCVG.
THE FLIGHT CREW SUCCESSFULLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 27 AT KCVG. THEY TAXIED AND PARKED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO TAXIWAY DELTA, CLEARING THE RUNWAY HOLD SHORT MARKINGS. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AIRPORT CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL, THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY GROUND EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE EVACUATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT FUEL WAS CONSIDERABLY LEAKING FROM THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. ONCE THE FUEL CEASED LEAKING FROM THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE DELTA JET CENTER FBO AND SECURED.
NEITHER THE TWO FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS NOR THE TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED ANY INJURES. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE WEATHER REPORTED AT THE KCVG AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VFR AND THE WEATHER IS NOT CONSIDERED A FACTOR.
PTRS RECORD ID GL05201902599
REVIEWED BY DWS 06/04/2019