<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1354429, May 2016

B777 captain reported returning to the departure airport after noting the fuel system synoptic was not indicating properly.

Attributes
ACN	1354429
Time
Date	201605
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Indicating and Warning - Fuel System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 29000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

On climb out through FL180 while performing cockpit duties; [I] noticed fuel system synoptic was not indicating properly. No indication of fuel valves position and no flow bar to left engine. Right side had flow bar with no valve position indication. Concerned whether fuel system was in proper operating configuration. Decided to return to [departure airport].

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 Captain reported returning to the departure airport after noting the fuel system synoptic was not indicating properly.

Narrative: On climb out through FL180 while performing cockpit duties; [I] noticed fuel system synoptic was not indicating properly. No indication of fuel valves position and no flow bar to L engine. Right side had flow bar with no valve position indication. Concerned whether fuel system was in proper operating configuration. Decided to return to [departure airport].

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.