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ATR72 aircraft had high fuel temperature in left wing. Flight crew consulted with maintenance who said they were legal to depart. On takeoff roll temperature was in red band, so takeoff was aborted and aircraft returned to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399222 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1870 |
| ASRS Report | 399222 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On taxi out I noticed a high fuel temperature in left wing. We performed checklist which states that 'quick throttle movements should be avoided...flameout possible.' I called maintenance control over the radio about our problem. (No cautions, just a high gauge reading.) dispatch listened in also. Maintenance told us to monitor engine parameters as per checklist and informed us we were legal to depart. On initial takeoff roll, I saw the fuel temperature gauge pointer go into 'red band' and #1 engine itt was abnormally low. I aborted takeoff and we called maintenance again and returned to gate. I reported this incident to union safety officers also -- 'fuel abnormal temperature' checklist is under 'power plant' not 'fuel.' checklist addresses: 'throttle'...turboprops have 'power levers' not 'throttles.' I did brief first officer and selected 'continuous relight' on the igniters for takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR72 ACFT HAD HIGH FUEL TEMP IN L WING. FLC CONSULTED WITH MAINT WHO SAID THEY WERE LEGAL TO DEPART. ON TKOF ROLL TEMP WAS IN RED BAND, SO TKOF WAS ABORTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE.
Narrative: ON TAXI OUT I NOTICED A HIGH FUEL TEMP IN L WING. WE PERFORMED CHKLIST WHICH STATES THAT 'QUICK THROTTLE MOVEMENTS SHOULD BE AVOIDED...FLAMEOUT POSSIBLE.' I CALLED MAINT CTL OVER THE RADIO ABOUT OUR PROB. (NO CAUTIONS, JUST A HIGH GAUGE READING.) DISPATCH LISTENED IN ALSO. MAINT TOLD US TO MONITOR ENG PARAMETERS AS PER CHKLIST AND INFORMED US WE WERE LEGAL TO DEPART. ON INITIAL TKOF ROLL, I SAW THE FUEL TEMP GAUGE POINTER GO INTO 'RED BAND' AND #1 ENG ITT WAS ABNORMALLY LOW. I ABORTED TKOF AND WE CALLED MAINT AGAIN AND RETURNED TO GATE. I RPTED THIS INCIDENT TO UNION SAFETY OFFICERS ALSO -- 'FUEL ABNORMAL TEMP' CHKLIST IS UNDER 'PWR PLANT' NOT 'FUEL.' CHKLIST ADDRESSES: 'THROTTLE'...TURBOPROPS HAVE 'PWR LEVERS' NOT 'THROTTLES.' I DID BRIEF FO AND SELECTED 'CONTINUOUS RELIGHT' ON THE IGNITERS FOR TKOF.
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.