Narrative:

On the date of 2/xx/90, while preparing for a passenger trip from yip to rst, the crew failed to visually check the quantity of fuel in the right wing tank. After about 20 mins into the flight I noticed the right fuel gauge was erratic and the left gauge was stable. I then contacted the dispatcher on the company frequency to verify that the aircraft was fueled before the trip. The dispatcher verified that it was fueled, but the dispatcher didn't know there was an error on the fuel receipt, and the information that I received was incorrect. With all the information that I had received, I elected to continue the trip. Approximately 1 hour and 2 mins into the flight the right engine fuel pressure was lower than normal, but still within the operating limits. A few mins later the low fuel pressure light for the right engine came on and the fuel pressure gauge went to 0. This was followed by engine roughness, and we followed through with emergency engine shutdown procedures for the right engine. We then received vectors for the nearest suitable airport and landed there west/O further incident. I feel there were several reasons this happened: pilot and copilot did not adhere to the preflight checklist; lack of communication and coordination between the pilot and the copilot as to responsibilities and duties; failure of captain to supervise copilot's preflight; incorrect information given to the captain in-flight from the dispatcher and the fuel gauge; captain should not have relied on information given from fuel service personnel; and fuel bills were inaccurate. No company procedures for assignment of duties to the captain and the copilot exist. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter was contacted to see if xfeed had been attempted in order to prevent engine failure, or to effect a restart. The reporter stated that he believed there was minimum fuel in all tanks and that fuel starvation was imminent. He believed attempting xfeed would exacerbate the situation. The fuel bill in possession of the flight crew was for the wrong aircraft, but with the reporter's aircraft tail #'south on it. The FAA investigated the incident but indicates they will not likely proceed with a violation. Although the reporter has left this company for new employment elsewhere, it is his understanding that the company has revised its fueling and preflight procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER ACFT RUNS SHORT OF FUEL, FLAMES OUT ONE ENGINE AND MAKES EMERGENCY LNDG.

Narrative: ON THE DATE OF 2/XX/90, WHILE PREPARING FOR A PAX TRIP FROM YIP TO RST, THE CREW FAILED TO VISUALLY CHK THE QUANTITY OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING TANK. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINS INTO THE FLT I NOTICED THE RIGHT FUEL GAUGE WAS ERRATIC AND THE LEFT GAUGE WAS STABLE. I THEN CONTACTED THE DISPATCHER ON THE COMPANY FREQ TO VERIFY THAT THE ACFT WAS FUELED BEFORE THE TRIP. THE DISPATCHER VERIFIED THAT IT WAS FUELED, BUT THE DISPATCHER DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS AN ERROR ON THE FUEL RECEIPT, AND THE INFO THAT I RECEIVED WAS INCORRECT. WITH ALL THE INFO THAT I HAD RECEIVED, I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TRIP. APPROX 1 HR AND 2 MINS INTO THE FLT THE RIGHT ENG FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL, BUT STILL WITHIN THE OPERATING LIMITS. A FEW MINS LATER THE LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT FOR THE RIGHT ENG CAME ON AND THE FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT TO 0. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY ENG ROUGHNESS, AND WE FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH EMER ENG SHUTDOWN PROCS FOR THE RIGHT ENG. WE THEN RECEIVED VECTORS FOR THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT AND LANDED THERE W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. I FEEL THERE WERE SEVERAL REASONS THIS HAPPENED: PLT AND COPLT DID NOT ADHERE TO THE PREFLT CHKLIST; LACK OF COM AND COORD BTWN THE PLT AND THE COPLT AS TO RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES; FAILURE OF CAPT TO SUPERVISE COPLT'S PREFLT; INCORRECT INFO GIVEN TO THE CAPT INFLT FROM THE DISPATCHER AND THE FUEL GAUGE; CAPT SHOULD NOT HAVE RELIED ON INFO GIVEN FROM FUEL SVC PERSONNEL; AND FUEL BILLS WERE INACCURATE. NO COMPANY PROCS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES TO THE CAPT AND THE COPLT EXIST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR WAS CONTACTED TO SEE IF XFEED HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT ENG FAILURE, OR TO EFFECT A RESTART. THE RPTR STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THERE WAS MINIMUM FUEL IN ALL TANKS AND THAT FUEL STARVATION WAS IMMINENT. HE BELIEVED ATTEMPTING XFEED WOULD EXACERBATE THE SITUATION. THE FUEL BILL IN POSSESSION OF THE FLT CREW WAS FOR THE WRONG ACFT, BUT WITH THE RPTR'S ACFT TAIL #'S ON IT. THE FAA INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT BUT INDICATES THEY WILL NOT LIKELY PROCEED WITH A VIOLATION. ALTHOUGH THE RPTR HAS LEFT THIS COMPANY FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE, IT IS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COMPANY HAS REVISED ITS FUELING AND PREFLT PROCS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.