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Flight crew return land after experiencing aircraft equipment problem electrical malfunctions and noting insufficient fuel load.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 314526 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : evv |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : evv |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 375 |
| ASRS Report | 314526 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We had just departed evv and were going through the climb checklist when it was noticed that the fuel quantity did not agree with the amount required on our release (approximately 600 pounds short). We also noted that the first officer's pitot probe had faulted and the left engine itt had failed (it became operative after resetting circuit breaker. Once on the ground we checked with maintenance, and I received an understanding that when the WX is hot that small electrical glitches like the ones mentioned above can occur (the aircraft had been sitting in a 94 degree temperature for over 2 hours). As far as the fuel is concerned, during our checklist, the captain and I both agreed that we saw 3700 plus pounds of fuel indicated on the fuel gauges. Whether the error was due to electrical ghosts, the sun's glare on the fuel gauges or crew math error, I feel that it is very important to monitor the fuel quantity at all times since obviously a problem such as this is much easier to deal with earlier in the flight rather than later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC RETURN LAND AFTER EXPERIENCING ACFT EQUIP PROB ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS AND NOTING INSUFFICIENT FUEL LOAD.
Narrative: WE HAD JUST DEPARTED EVV AND WERE GOING THROUGH THE CLB CHKLIST WHEN IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY DID NOT AGREE WITH THE AMOUNT REQUIRED ON OUR RELEASE (APPROX 600 LBS SHORT). WE ALSO NOTED THAT THE FO'S PITOT PROBE HAD FAULTED AND THE L ENG ITT HAD FAILED (IT BECAME OPERATIVE AFTER RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER. ONCE ON THE GND WE CHKED WITH MAINT, AND I RECEIVED AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN THE WX IS HOT THAT SMALL ELECTRICAL GLITCHES LIKE THE ONES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN OCCUR (THE ACFT HAD BEEN SITTING IN A 94 DEG TEMP FOR OVER 2 HRS). AS FAR AS THE FUEL IS CONCERNED, DURING OUR CHKLIST, THE CAPT AND I BOTH AGREED THAT WE SAW 3700 PLUS LBS OF FUEL INDICATED ON THE FUEL GAUGES. WHETHER THE ERROR WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL GHOSTS, THE SUN'S GLARE ON THE FUEL GAUGES OR CREW MATH ERROR, I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE FUEL QUANTITY AT ALL TIMES SINCE OBVIOUSLY A PROB SUCH AS THIS IS MUCH EASIER TO DEAL WITH EARLIER IN THE FLT RATHER THAN LATER.
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.