Narrative:

Precautionary landing due to a low fuel status on the center collector tank and inability to xfer fuel from a full-forward tank. The float-equipped dehavilland otter was returning from a scenic flight to misty fjords. Fuel not xferring via reference to fuel gauges. Contributing factor was an inoperative warning light. Discovered while in cruise flight and decision to make a precautionary landing. Corrective action was adding fuel to center tank to complete flight aircraft then taken to maintenance for repair.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEHAVILLAND TWIN OTTER FLC MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG FOR FUEL WHILE RETURNING FROM A SIGHTSEEING TRIP SINCE THEY NOTICED BY THE FUEL GAUGES THAT FUEL WAS NOT BEING XFERRED TO THE CTR COLLECTOR TANK IN WHICH FUEL IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENGS.

Narrative: PRECAUTIONARY LNDG DUE TO A LOW FUEL STATUS ON THE CTR COLLECTOR TANK AND INABILITY TO XFER FUEL FROM A FULL-FORWARD TANK. THE FLOAT-EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND OTTER WAS RETURNING FROM A SCENIC FLT TO MISTY FJORDS. FUEL NOT XFERRING VIA REF TO FUEL GAUGES. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS AN INOP WARNING LIGHT. DISCOVERED WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AND DECISION TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS ADDING FUEL TO CTR TANK TO COMPLETE FLT ACFT THEN TAKEN TO MAINT FOR REPAIR.

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.