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Air carrier cargo aircraft inspected by FAA. Found deferred write-up on fuel gauges in error maintenance had drip sticked the tanks but did not show in logbook which was most accurate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362943 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz airport : us |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 13000 |
| ASRS Report | 362943 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I flew 2 trips with aircraft in part 121 cargo operation. The FAA later ramp checked the aircraft. The fuel gauges had been written up and deferred. There was a split of about 500 pounds. Maintenance stuck the tanks, but didn't specify in write- up which was accurate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CARGO ACFT INSPECTED BY FAA. FOUND DEFERRED WRITE-UP ON FUEL GAUGES IN ERROR MAINT HAD DRIP STICKED THE TANKS BUT DID NOT SHOW IN LOGBOOK WHICH WAS MOST ACCURATE.
Narrative: I FLEW 2 TRIPS WITH ACFT IN PART 121 CARGO OP. THE FAA LATER RAMP CHKED THE ACFT. THE FUEL GAUGES HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP AND DEFERRED. THERE WAS A SPLIT OF ABOUT 500 LBS. MAINT STUCK THE TANKS, BUT DIDN'T SPECIFY IN WRITE- UP WHICH WAS ACCURATE.
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.