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Aircraft equipment problem malfunction creates need for flight crew to perform a diversion to alternate airport. Emergency declared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 242292 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cxn |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 242292 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At approximately PM10Z, may/tue/93, FL350, near csn VOR, 6 plus hours into a scheduled 8 hour flight, all the lights on the flight engineer fuel panel went out (all flow bars, pump lights, etc). After approximately 15 mins trouble-shooting, lights still out. Tank #1 indicated 16700 pounds. #3 tank indicated 15800 pounds. #2 left and right tanks indicated a total of 13500 pounds. After approximately 15 mins level flight, #1 and #3 indicated no fuel usage. Only #2 showed any decrease. With only 13500 pounds in the only tanks indicating fuel usage and destination airport (atl) over 1 hour away diversion into iad was initiated. Iad was landing south. We requested a straight-in to the north for the most expeditious landing. Emergency was declared. Landing to north approved. Landing in iad was uneventful. Maintenance was performed. Fuel panel operation was verified as corrected. Aircraft refueled and flight proceeded to atl. Flight to atl normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION CREATES NEED FOR FLC TO PERFORM A DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT. EMER DECLARED.
Narrative: AT APPROX PM10Z, MAY/TUE/93, FL350, NEAR CSN VOR, 6 PLUS HRS INTO A SCHEDULED 8 HR FLT, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE FE FUEL PANEL WENT OUT (ALL FLOW BARS, PUMP LIGHTS, ETC). AFTER APPROX 15 MINS TROUBLE-SHOOTING, LIGHTS STILL OUT. TANK #1 INDICATED 16700 LBS. #3 TANK INDICATED 15800 LBS. #2 L AND R TANKS INDICATED A TOTAL OF 13500 LBS. AFTER APPROX 15 MINS LEVEL FLT, #1 AND #3 INDICATED NO FUEL USAGE. ONLY #2 SHOWED ANY DECREASE. WITH ONLY 13500 LBS IN THE ONLY TANKS INDICATING FUEL USAGE AND DEST ARPT (ATL) OVER 1 HR AWAY DIVERSION INTO IAD WAS INITIATED. IAD WAS LNDG S. WE REQUESTED A STRAIGHT-IN TO THE N FOR THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS LNDG. EMER WAS DECLARED. LNDG TO N APPROVED. LNDG IN IAD WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINT WAS PERFORMED. FUEL PANEL OP WAS VERIFIED AS CORRECTED. ACFT REFUELED AND FLT PROCEEDED TO ATL. FLT TO ATL NORMAL.
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.