Insufficient fuel boarded in anc, making it necessary to divert land gtf.

Attributes
ACN	171297
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2120 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	171297
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft had inoperative fuel gauge (2L). Ground crew had trouble fueling widebody transport in anc and had to magnastick check tank 3 times. Assured crew sufficient fuel in tank 2L. No unusual control problems on takeoff on cruise. Approximately 2 1/2 hours into flight, tank 2L outboard tank pump low pressure illuminated, followed shortly thereafter by inboard tank pump low pressure light. After checking aircraft manuals and completing proper procedures, and after talking with base maintenance, it was determined that tank 2L was empty. Also, aircraft rolled 10 degrees/second into heavy wing with autoplt disconnected. Crew determined that not enough fuel existed to make destination and alternate. WX in slc (destination) was poor. Crew decided to divert to great falls, mt to refuel. Ground crew there confirmed tank 2L was empty. No further incidents and aircraft flew from great falls to slc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSUFFICIENT FUEL BOARDED IN ANC, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO DIVERT LAND GTF.

Narrative: ACFT HAD INOP FUEL GAUGE (2L). GND CREW HAD TROUBLE FUELING WDB IN ANC AND HAD TO MAGNASTICK CHK TANK 3 TIMES. ASSURED CREW SUFFICIENT FUEL IN TANK 2L. NO UNUSUAL CTL PROBS ON TKOF ON CRUISE. APPROX 2 1/2 HRS INTO FLT, TANK 2L OUTBOARD TANK PUMP LOW PRESSURE ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY INBOARD TANK PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT. AFTER CHKING ACFT MANUALS AND COMPLETING PROPER PROCS, AND AFTER TALKING WITH BASE MAINT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TANK 2L WAS EMPTY. ALSO, ACFT ROLLED 10 DEGS/SEC INTO HEAVY WING WITH AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED. CREW DETERMINED THAT NOT ENOUGH FUEL EXISTED TO MAKE DEST AND ALTERNATE. WX IN SLC (DEST) WAS POOR. CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT TO GREAT FALLS, MT TO REFUEL. GND CREW THERE CONFIRMED TANK 2L WAS EMPTY. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS AND ACFT FLEW FROM GREAT FALLS TO SLC.

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.