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Flight crew of an air carrier twin turboprop, on repositioning flight, diverted to another airport due to insufficient fuel to make destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 492400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fsm.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 492400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We relied on the fuel totalizer to tell us we had 2500 pounds of fuel. In actuality we had somewhere around 1200 pounds of fuel. After entering the cruise portion of the flight we noticed that the actual fuel quantity gauges and the fuel totalizer were not agreeing. We then realized that with the fuel we actually had in the tanks (about 500 pounds) that we could not safely make it to dfw. We then chose to divert to fsm in order to take on more fuel. We landed with around 300 pounds. Contributing factors of the mistake were: 1) 2 capts flying together, and 2) reduced rest (exactly 8 hours which equals about 5 1/2 hours sleep).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR TWIN TURBOPROP, ON REPOSITIONING FLT, DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO MAKE DEST.
Narrative: WE RELIED ON THE FUEL TOTALIZER TO TELL US WE HAD 2500 LBS OF FUEL. IN ACTUALITY WE HAD SOMEWHERE AROUND 1200 LBS OF FUEL. AFTER ENTERING THE CRUISE PORTION OF THE FLT WE NOTICED THAT THE ACTUAL FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES AND THE FUEL TOTALIZER WERE NOT AGREEING. WE THEN REALIZED THAT WITH THE FUEL WE ACTUALLY HAD IN THE TANKS (ABOUT 500 LBS) THAT WE COULD NOT SAFELY MAKE IT TO DFW. WE THEN CHOSE TO DIVERT TO FSM IN ORDER TO TAKE ON MORE FUEL. WE LANDED WITH AROUND 300 LBS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF THE MISTAKE WERE: 1) 2 CAPTS FLYING TOGETHER, AND 2) REDUCED REST (EXACTLY 8 HRS WHICH EQUALS ABOUT 5 1/2 HRS SLEEP).
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.