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Air carrier captain reported receiving a fuel imbalance warning after takeoff that resulted in a return to the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1530494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GPT.Tower |
| State Reference | MS |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
On initial climb out; we received an EICAS warning message fuel imbalance. The fuel gauge right tank red reading was 0 lbs. Total also red reading same as left tank. I leveled at 2000 feet and ran the checklist for fuel imbalance which lead to suspected leak checklist. I found no remedy in either; so opted to stay in the pattern and return to the airport. There were no fuel low level or abnormal engine indications. I notified company; flight attendants and passengers and landed normally. The aircraft was not overweight. An undesired aircraft state of some mechanical malfunction led to false 0 lbs indication in right fuel tank.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported receiving a fuel imbalance warning after takeoff that resulted in a return to the airport.
Narrative: On initial climb out; we received an EICAS warning message fuel imbalance. The fuel gauge right tank red reading was 0 lbs. Total also red reading same as left tank. I leveled at 2000 feet and ran the checklist for fuel imbalance which lead to suspected leak checklist. I found no remedy in either; so opted to stay in the pattern and return to the airport. There were no fuel low level or abnormal engine indications. I notified company; Flight Attendants and passengers and landed normally. The aircraft was not overweight. An undesired aircraft state of some mechanical malfunction led to false 0 lbs indication in right fuel tank.
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.