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A DC10-10 in cruise at FL370 diverted due to 1 fuel quantity indicator system inoperative and previously deferred and another indicating incorrectly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : private technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14800 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 521249 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity ind other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Short on fuel. 1 quantity indicator deferred. Another indicator was indicating incorrectly. At FL370 approximately 1 hour from destination (day), realized that we would not make destination, diverted into stl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10-10 IN CRUISE AT FL370 DIVERTED DUE TO 1 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR SYS INOP AND PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED AND ANOTHER INDICATING INCORRECTLY.
Narrative: SHORT ON FUEL. 1 QUANTITY INDICATOR DEFERRED. ANOTHER INDICATOR WAS INDICATING INCORRECTLY. AT FL370 APPROX 1 HR FROM DEST (DAY), REALIZED THAT WE WOULD NOT MAKE DEST, DIVERTED INTO STL.
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.