Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Fltdsn CTLS

Difficulty date
August 27, 2014
Submitted
September 3, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N906LW
Make and model
Fltdsn CTLS
Aircraft serial
060709
Aircraft time
1,150 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912ULS
Engine time
1,150 hours
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Unknown
Location
Zone 500
Part time
1,150 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

VFR FLIGHT, AT 6000 FEET MSL, ENGINE WENT FROM 5100 RPM TO 3000 RPM. TRANSPARENT FUEL TUBES AT BASE OF WINGS THAT ARE VISIBLE IN THE COCKPIT REVEALED NO FUEL IN LT WING TANK BUT ADEQUATE FUEL IN RT. CARB HEAT, BANKING INTO LT TURN WITH RT WING UP HAD NO BENEFIT. ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY AT 500 FEET AGL. LANDED DEAD STICK. NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. MINUTES AFTER LANDING, ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND RAN FINE. DIPSTICK SHOWED 5 GALLONS IN RT TANK, NONE IN LEFT. LATER, APPROX 3.5-4 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE SUMP. REMOVAL OF WINGS REVEALED SOME RESIDUAL FUEL STILL IN WING TANKS.