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BA32 commuter lands iad with :15 mins of fuel on board. #1 engine fails in taxi due to fuel exhaustion. Warning system never came on. Expected fuel 800 pounds, actual 165. Read 450 pounds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 262035 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 262035 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departed hun with 2000 pounds fuel on the gauges -1100 pounds listed as fuel burn on weight and balance 900 pounds planned fuel upon arrival at iad 1.3 hours @ 700 pound hour. Iad had a 25 mi downwind, which is common if they are backed up. The approach was the ILS 1R circle to land runway 30 we had 800 pounds on board - approximately 1.3 hour at 170 KTS in a jetstream downwind. During the taxi at iad the left engine quit. We could see no reason why the engine stopped running so we tried a restart for a single engine taxi would be difficult on the icy taxiway. Start was aborted for no fuel flow after 10 percent. We pulled into the blocks with 450 pounds on the gauges. The mechanic counted the amount of gals it took to top off the tanks. 165 pounds, 165 pounds fuel remaining! The J32 has a low level light for each tan. If the amount goes below 200 pounds a light comes on for each side usable. The right ll light started to 'blink' during taxi. Left light never came on!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BA32 COMMUTER LANDS IAD WITH :15 MINS OF FUEL ON BOARD. #1 ENG FAILS IN TAXI DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. WARNING SYS NEVER CAME ON. EXPECTED FUEL 800 LBS, ACTUAL 165. READ 450 LBS.
Narrative: DEPARTED HUN WITH 2000 LBS FUEL ON THE GAUGES -1100 LBS LISTED AS FUEL BURN ON WT AND BAL 900 LBS PLANNED FUEL UPON ARR AT IAD 1.3 HRS @ 700 LB HR. IAD HAD A 25 MI DOWNWIND, WHICH IS COMMON IF THEY ARE BACKED UP. THE APCH WAS THE ILS 1R CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 30 WE HAD 800 LBS ON BOARD - APPROX 1.3 HR AT 170 KTS IN A JETSTREAM DOWNWIND. DURING THE TAXI AT IAD THE L ENG QUIT. WE COULD SEE NO REASON WHY THE ENG STOPPED RUNNING SO WE TRIED A RESTART FOR A SINGLE ENG TAXI WOULD BE DIFFICULT ON THE ICY TXWY. START WAS ABORTED FOR NO FUEL FLOW AFTER 10 PERCENT. WE PULLED INTO THE BLOCKS WITH 450 LBS ON THE GAUGES. THE MECH COUNTED THE AMOUNT OF GALS IT TOOK TO TOP OFF THE TANKS. 165 LBS, 165 LBS FUEL REMAINING! THE J32 HAS A LOW LEVEL LIGHT FOR EACH TAN. IF THE AMOUNT GOES BELOW 200 LBS A LIGHT COMES ON FOR EACH SIDE USABLE. THE R LL LIGHT STARTED TO 'BLINK' DURING TAXI. L LIGHT NEVER CAME ON!
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.