Service difficulty report · Fuel Dist. · Bell 212

Difficulty date
September 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Part
Fuel Dist.
Condition
Trapped Air
Location
Lt Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN)#1 ENGINE FLAME OUT. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 280 LBS, #1 FUEL LOW LIGHT ON #2 LIGHT OFF. FUEL QUANTITY SELECTOR SHOWED L/H TANK AT 0 LBS & R/H TANK 280 LBS. SELECTED INTERCONNECT OPEN UNTIL FUEL EQUALED IN BOTH TANKS. FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN THEN FUEL FILTERS DRAINED #2 DRAINED NORMALLY BUT #1 HAD SOUNDS OF AIR PASSING THROUGH. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN, NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CONCLUDED THAT FLAMEOUT OCCURRED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AIR IN SYSTEM.

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