Narrative:

On feb/sun/95 our flight left clt en route to pgv at XA35 pm with 33 passenger and 2200 pounds of fuel. Minimum fuel was 1970. The afml had a deferral of the flight deck aft fuel quantity gauge under the MEL 28-1. The flight was uneventful until around the southills VOR. The warning light for the aft fuel quantity came on. We double-checked the afml and there was a notation in the write up about the low fuel aft light coming on at 1000 pounds while in flight. At 50 mi east of the sdz VOR the low fuel pressure light came on, on the right engine approximately 20 seconds later the right engine shut down so we performed the appropriate checklist, selected crossfeed and got the engine restarted. We at that time decided to declare an emergency and diverted to rdu. We landed without incident. After landing in rdu we checked the fuel quantity gauges on the flight deck and the outside stubwing. All gauges indicated we had 1400 pounds of fuel. After checking the dipsticks we found the aft fuel tanks to be empty. Supplemental information from acn 295694: these situations could easily be prevented by having maintenance dip the tank and compare to the gauges at each service check (4 days) taking a mechanic less than 5 mins. This is not the first time this has happened at our company, at least 2 other times in the 9 yrs I have been with this company.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL EXHAUSTION - ENG LOSS.

Narrative: ON FEB/SUN/95 OUR FLT LEFT CLT ENRTE TO PGV AT XA35 PM WITH 33 PAX AND 2200 LBS OF FUEL. MINIMUM FUEL WAS 1970. THE AFML HAD A DEFERRAL OF THE FLT DECK AFT FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE UNDER THE MEL 28-1. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL AROUND THE SOUTHILLS VOR. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AFT FUEL QUANTITY CAME ON. WE DOUBLE-CHKED THE AFML AND THERE WAS A NOTATION IN THE WRITE UP ABOUT THE LOW FUEL AFT LIGHT COMING ON AT 1000 LBS WHILE IN FLT. AT 50 MI E OF THE SDZ VOR THE LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE R ENG APPROX 20 SECONDS LATER THE R ENG SHUT DOWN SO WE PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST, SELECTED CROSSFEED AND GOT THE ENG RESTARTED. WE AT THAT TIME DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO RDU. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG IN RDU WE CHKED THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES ON THE FLT DECK AND THE OUTSIDE STUBWING. ALL GAUGES INDICATED WE HAD 1400 LBS OF FUEL. AFTER CHKING THE DIPSTICKS WE FOUND THE AFT FUEL TANKS TO BE EMPTY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 295694: THESE SITUATIONS COULD EASILY BE PREVENTED BY HAVING MAINT DIP THE TANK AND COMPARE TO THE GAUGES AT EACH SERVICE CHK (4 DAYS) TAKING A MECH LESS THAN 5 MINS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AT OUR COMPANY, AT LEAST 2 OTHER TIMES IN THE 9 YRS I HAVE BEEN WITH THIS COMPANY.

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.