Service difficulty report · Fuel · Fleet FLEET80

Difficulty date
February 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Fleet FLEET80
Engine
Cont C8512F
Part
Fuel
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel Tank/Carb
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
E, R, Y
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FINAL APPROACH, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, BUT WORKING THROTTLES SEEMED TO FIX PROBLEM. ON SHORT FINAL, ENGINE QUIT AND THEN PROPELLER STOPPED. GLIDE INITIATED BUT LANDED SHORT IN A SHED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FUEL LINE FROM STRAINER HAD BROKEN ON IMPACT, AND WATER AND CONTAMINATIONS WERE FOUND IN REMAINING 1.5 GALLONS OF FUEL. ENGINE STOPPAGE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO CARB ICE AND FUEL STARVATION.