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B757 first officer reported the failure of the fuel quantity indicator; the return to departure airport and overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1712787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Indicating and Warning - Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 164 Flight Crew Total 1737 Flight Crew Type 681 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
At about 50 minutes into flight just north of ZZZ1 at FL350 we experienced a loss of our left fuel quantity gauge; and fuel totalizer. After conferring with QRH; dispatch; and [technical support maintenance control]; it was determined that there was no inflight reset; and we did not feel comfortable continuing an atlantic crossing without knowing the fuel quantity. We [requested priority handling]; notified crew; and diverted to ZZZ where we made a safe overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 First Officer reported the failure of the fuel quantity indicator; the return to departure airport and overweight landing.
Narrative: At about 50 minutes into flight just north of ZZZ1 at FL350 we experienced a loss of our Left Fuel quantity gauge; and fuel totalizer. After conferring with QRH; Dispatch; and [Technical Support Maintenance Control]; it was determined that there was no inflight reset; and we did not feel comfortable continuing an Atlantic crossing without knowing the fuel quantity. We [Requested Priority Handling]; notified crew; and diverted to ZZZ where we made a safe overweight landing.
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.