MIAMI, FL, USA
N6737T
CESSNA 310D
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,000 THE LEFT ENG QUIT. THE LEFT ENG FUEL SEL WAS MOVED FROM THE LEFT MAIN PSN TO THE LEFT AUX PSN, AND THE LEFT ENG RESTARTED. TWO MIN LATER THE RIGHT ENG QUIT. THE RIGHT ENG FUEL SEL WAS MOVED FROM THE RIGHT MAIN PSN TO RIGHT AUX PSN, AND THE RIGHT ENG RESTARTED. BOTH ENGS THEN QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN THE EVERGLADES. DISASSEMBLY OF THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE REVEALED THAT THE VALVE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION DUE TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TORQUE TUBE IN THE ASSEMBLY HOUSING.
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD TORQUE TUBE IN THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE ASSEMBLY HOUSING RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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