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Falcon 20 first officer reported encountering a dual fuel transfer light issue in flight that he stated was not well covered in the manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1350108 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Aircraft was level at FL350. It was my leg and the autopilot was engaged. I had noticed a couple hundred pound split in the feeder tanks but did not see it as a concern. I then saw the number 2 transfer light illuminate. I brought the illumination to the attention of [the] captain. He asked me to run the checklist for transfer light illumination. All steps were completed. A few minutes later the number 1 transfer light illuminated followed by a further drop in the feeder tank level on the number one side. I once again ran the transfer light illumination procedure; completing all steps. This did not correct the problem. It was at this time that [the] captain took control of the aircraft [and] advised ATC of the malfunction. I took pilot monitoring duties and began preparing for landing.a procedure needs to be in place on how to deal with a dual transfer light failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Falcon 20 First Officer reported encountering a dual fuel transfer light issue in flight that he stated was not well covered in the manual.
Narrative: Aircraft was level at FL350. It was my leg and the autopilot was engaged. I had noticed a couple hundred pound split in the feeder tanks but did not see it as a concern. I then saw the Number 2 transfer light illuminate. I brought the illumination to the attention of [the] Captain. He asked me to run the checklist for transfer light illumination. All steps were completed. A few minutes later the Number 1 transfer light illuminated followed by a further drop in the feeder tank level on the number one side. I once again ran the transfer light illumination procedure; completing all steps. This did not correct the problem. It was at this time that [the] Captain took control of the aircraft [and] advised ATC of the malfunction. I took pilot monitoring duties and began preparing for landing.A procedure needs to be in place on how to deal with a dual transfer light failure.
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.