Serious incident Shorts 330-200 N333MV, Wednesday 21 March 1984

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Date:	Wednesday 21 March 1984
Time:	18:15 LT
Type:	Shorts 330-200
Owner/operator:	Mississippi Valley Airlines
Registration:	N333MV
MSN:	SH3049
Engine model:	P&W PT6A-45R
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Moline, IL - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Cedar Rapids, IA (KCID)
Destination airport:	Moline, IL (KMLI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
DURING AN APCH, THE RIGHT ENG LOST POWER, BUT AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. AN EXAM REVEALED THE AFT FUEL TANK, CONSISTING OF THE #3 & #4 FUEL CELLS, WERE EMPTY, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL QUANTITY GAGE INDICATED 500 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING. THE ERRONEOUS READING WAS TRACED TO THE FUEL PROBE CANNON PLUG, PN 1-332-1, WHICH WAS SOAKED WITH DEICE FLUID/GLYCOL.

Probable Cause:

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