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The flight crew of an erj-170 responded appropriately to a 'compare fuel quantity' ECAM message; declared an emergency and landed at the nearest suitable airport. A concurrent failed weather radar; and the presence of convective weather; turned out to be surmountable complicating factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1209418 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201410 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Quantity-Pressure Indication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
While we were handling a radar failed indication; the FMS message 'compare fuel quantity' appears on the FMS. The first officer and I agreed that it was probably erroneous but it could be a fuel leak. We ran the QRH for fuel leak. The QRH says: (note: an unexpected difference between the total fuel quantity indicated on EICAS and the total fuel quantity indicated on the FMS fuel management page may indicate a fuel leak condition.) we declared an emergency and landed at the nearest suitable airport. After crash and rescue confirmed that we did not have a fuel leak; we taxied to the gate and wrote up the discrepancies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The flight crew of an ERJ-170 responded appropriately to a 'Compare Fuel Quantity' ECAM message; declared an emergency and landed at the nearest suitable airport. A concurrent failed weather radar; and the presence of convective weather; turned out to be surmountable complicating factors.
Narrative: While we were handling a radar failed indication; the FMS message 'COMPARE FUEL QUANTITY' appears on the FMS. The First Officer and I agreed that it was probably erroneous but it could be a fuel leak. We ran the QRH for fuel leak. The QRH says: (NOTE: An unexpected difference between the total fuel quantity indicated on EICAS and the total fuel quantity indicated on the FMS Fuel Management page may indicate a fuel leak condition.) We declared an emergency and Landed at the nearest suitable airport. After crash and rescue confirmed that we did not have a fuel leak; we taxied to the gate and wrote up the discrepancies.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.