Fuel shortage detected over pacific. Emergency declared.

Attributes
ACN	140112
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific enroute airway : r576
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	140112
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	140113
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Unreliable fuel quantity gauge #1 tank went to 0 2 hours out of hnl. Unable to observe leak. Possible migration of fuel to #3 tank. Captain elected to declare emergency, we verified tank #1 was empty. Recalculated fuel total, and cancelled emergency, but requested priority into hnl. Since an emergency was declared, thought this form a good idea. We landed with 23000#, which is ok. Verified tank #1 wa dry. This airline has been plagued with fuel gauge problems on this type aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL SHORTAGE DETECTED OVER PACIFIC. EMERGENCY DECLARED.

Narrative: UNRELIABLE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE #1 TANK WENT TO 0 2 HRS OUT OF HNL. UNABLE TO OBSERVE LEAK. POSSIBLE MIGRATION OF FUEL TO #3 TANK. CAPT ELECTED TO DECLARE EMER, WE VERIFIED TANK #1 WAS EMPTY. RECALCULATED FUEL TOTAL, AND CANCELLED EMER, BUT REQUESTED PRIORITY INTO HNL. SINCE AN EMER WAS DECLARED, THOUGHT THIS FORM A GOOD IDEA. WE LANDED WITH 23000#, WHICH IS OK. VERIFIED TANK #1 WA DRY. THIS AIRLINE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH FUEL GAUGE PROBS ON THIS TYPE ACFT.

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.