SDR 98ZZZX494

Service difficulty report · Air Passage · Cvac 24013

Difficulty date: November 23, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N91237
Make and model: Cvac 24013
Aircraft serial: 140
Engine: Pwa CB16
System (JASC): 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
Part: Air Passage
Condition: Blocked
Location: Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation: CL
Nature of condition: Y
Precautionary procedure: E, A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT AT 6,000 FEET, NOTICED LEFT ENGINE FUEL FLOW LOWER THAN RIGHT ENGINE. AT 7,500 FEET, WAS GRADUALLY GETTING LOWER. SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ZERO, AND ENGINE SURGED, THEN QUIT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO DAB. FOUND AIR PASSAGE BETWEEN FUEL FEED VALVE AND CARBURETOR BLOCKED. CLEANED OUT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.