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Flight crew of a saab SF340 diverted to another airport en route due to observing after leveloff insufficient fuel for their proposed destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 448909 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v7.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 448380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 216 flight time total : 4429 flight time type : 784 |
| ASRS Report | 448909 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel gauges other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After landing in dothan, al (dhn), I gave the fueler a fuel slip requesting 2600 pounds of fuel. He gave me back a fuel slip indicating that he had placed 2600 pounds on the aircraft. I accomplished the before start checklist that has me verify 2600 pounds on the fuel gauges, and I did read 2600 on the gauges. About 30 mins after departing dhn en route to mem, we noticed that the fuel gauges only read 800 pounds of fuel on board. This was not adequate for the rest of our flight. We notified our dispatch, and diverted to mgm. We landed in mgm without incident. We confirmed at mgm that only 600 pounds of fuel remained on the aircraft. The gauges must have been reading higher than actual when we were fueled in dhn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SAAB SF340 DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT ENRTE DUE TO OBSERVING AFTER LEVELOFF INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THEIR PROPOSED DEST.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN DOTHAN, AL (DHN), I GAVE THE FUELER A FUEL SLIP REQUESTING 2600 LBS OF FUEL. HE GAVE ME BACK A FUEL SLIP INDICATING THAT HE HAD PLACED 2600 LBS ON THE ACFT. I ACCOMPLISHED THE BEFORE START CHKLIST THAT HAS ME VERIFY 2600 LBS ON THE FUEL GAUGES, AND I DID READ 2600 ON THE GAUGES. ABOUT 30 MINS AFTER DEPARTING DHN ENRTE TO MEM, WE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES ONLY READ 800 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THIS WAS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE REST OF OUR FLT. WE NOTIFIED OUR DISPATCH, AND DIVERTED TO MGM. WE LANDED IN MGM WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE CONFIRMED AT MGM THAT ONLY 600 LBS OF FUEL REMAINED ON THE ACFT. THE GAUGES MUST HAVE BEEN READING HIGHER THAN ACTUAL WHEN WE WERE FUELED IN DHN.
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.