Auto Fuel Selector Automatically selected Fuel Off

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I did get to fly a TBM700 once on a delivery flight with a Ferry pilot from Tarbes to the US. I got to fly one leg. 290 knots at FL290 was very cool. i remember the auto-fuel selector going back and forth every once in a while between right and left tank. Not sure what other types have it but it was interesting. But......

C-GNDR, a privately operated Socata TBM-700, was on a flight rules flight at the
instruments from St-Georges, QC (CYSG) airport to Duluth airport,
MN (KDLH) with a pilot and 2 passengers on board. About 15 minutes after takeoff, so
the aircraft was at flight level (FL) 200, the pilot received a warning message
FUEL OFF followed, a few seconds later, by engine shutdown. The pilot operated the
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engine and noticed that the fuel selector was indicating closed (OFF). The driver restarted the
engine successfully after selecting manual fuel mode. a few more minutes
later, the selector was returned to automatic mode (AUTO). About 2 minutes later, the
engine turned off again with the selector indicating OFF again. The pilot has
restarted the engine and left the selector in manual mode. A return to CYSG has been made.
The aircraft landed safely with the engine working.