After evaluating the receipt of a fuel 2 lo warning light aboard an emb-190 with a history of errone...

Narrative:

Climbing through 3;500 ft the landing gear and flaps were retracted and the after takeoff checklist was complete. The first officer selected climb 1 thrust and announced doing so; I acknowledged. Shortly after as the autopilot accelerated the aircraft to 250 KTS; the icas message 'fuel 2 lo level' appeared. The first officer was assigned to continue flying the aircraft and to operate radio communications while I read aloud the QRH procedure. I sent several ACARS messages to dispatch informing him of the situation. The icas message (fuel 2 lo level) was no longer indicated; there were no indications of any abnormalities on any aircraft systems. We continued on route and advised dispatch that we considered the icas fuel warning to be erroneous; and of our intention to land at ZZZ; our nearest suitable airport at that time. Dispatch concurred. We requested expeditious routing and emergency equipment standing by. The flight attendants were briefed of the status and to plan a normal landing. We suspect the warning was erroneous; this aircraft has a history of erroneous indications /warnings; however; we chose to deal with the situation as if there was an actual low fuel issue to be extra cautious.given the numerous erroneous indications/warnings associated with this aircraft; I suggest that all the electronics be thoroughly inspected for faults.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After evaluating the receipt of a FUEL 2 LO warning light aboard an EMB-190 with a history of erroneous warnings; the flight crew opted to divert to the nearest suitable airport despite the history.

Narrative: Climbing through 3;500 FT the landing gear and flaps were retracted and the After Takeoff Checklist was complete. The First Officer selected Climb 1 Thrust and announced doing so; I acknowledged. Shortly after as the autopilot accelerated the aircraft to 250 KTS; the ICAS message 'FUEL 2 LO LEVEL' appeared. The First Officer was assigned to continue flying the aircraft and to operate radio communications while I read aloud the QRH Procedure. I sent several ACARS messages to Dispatch informing him of the situation. The ICAS message (FUEL 2 LO LEVEL) was no longer indicated; there were no indications of any abnormalities on any aircraft systems. We continued on route and advised Dispatch that we considered the ICAS FUEL Warning to be erroneous; and of our intention to land at ZZZ; our nearest suitable airport at that time. Dispatch concurred. We requested expeditious routing and Emergency Equipment standing by. The flight attendants were briefed of the status and to plan a normal landing. We suspect the warning was erroneous; this aircraft has a history of erroneous indications /warnings; however; we chose to deal with the situation as if there was an actual low fuel issue to be extra cautious.Given the numerous erroneous indications/warnings associated with this aircraft; I suggest that all the electronics be thoroughly inspected for faults.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1110346
Time
Date	201308
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 190/195 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Quantity-Pressure Indication
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

After evaluating the receipt of a fuel 2 lo warning light aboard an emb-190 with a history of erroneous warnings; the flight crew opted to divert to the nearest suitable airport despite the history.