What was found
PILOT REPORTED LT ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. FOUND LT OB FUEL TANK EMPTY, LT IB FUEL TANK HAD FUEL. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR CONTROL CABLE BROKEN AT SELECTOR VALVE IN LT NACELLE. WHEN SELECTED TO LT IB TANK THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2006
- Submitted
- July 28, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N18MW
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 27369
- System (JASC)
- 2823 · Fuel Selector/Shut-Off Valve
- Part
- Control Cable
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Fuel Selector
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- X
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.