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B717 crew had a low fuel quantity warning. This resulted in a landing at the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 550990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 245 flight time total : 11600 flight time type : 475 |
| ASRS Report | 550990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : low fuel quantity warning-eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While climbing to cruise altitude from ZZZ en route ZZZ1, got steady level 2 alert 'fuel off schedule.' while troubleshooting and verifying that both fuel system channels 'a' and 'B' revealed same alert, the 'fuel off schedule' alert permanently extinguished, and received steady level 1 alert 'fuel level low.' both fuel system channels 'a' and 'B' revealed same alert. Left main tank and right main each indicated 8900 pounds, center tank indicated 200-300 pounds. Made decision to divert to mco. Remainder of descent, approach, landing and taxi were uneventful. 'Fuel level low' remained illuminated throughout. The next day. I learned from company maintenance personnel that one of the main fuel tank float switches was defective and required replacement. Supposedly this was the first malfunction of its kind at this company.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B717 CREW HAD A LOW FUEL QUANTITY WARNING. THIS RESULTED IN A LNDG AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING TO CRUISE ALT FROM ZZZ ENRTE ZZZ1, GOT STEADY LEVEL 2 ALERT 'FUEL OFF SCHEDULE.' WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AND VERIFYING THAT BOTH FUEL SYS CHANNELS 'A' AND 'B' REVEALED SAME ALERT, THE 'FUEL OFF SCHEDULE' ALERT PERMANENTLY EXTINGUISHED, AND RECEIVED STEADY LEVEL 1 ALERT 'FUEL LEVEL LOW.' BOTH FUEL SYS CHANNELS 'A' AND 'B' REVEALED SAME ALERT. L MAIN TANK AND R MAIN EACH INDICATED 8900 LBS, CTR TANK INDICATED 200-300 LBS. MADE DECISION TO DIVERT TO MCO. REMAINDER OF DSCNT, APCH, LNDG AND TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL. 'FUEL LEVEL LOW' REMAINED ILLUMINATED THROUGHOUT. THE NEXT DAY. I LEARNED FROM COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL THAT ONE OF THE MAIN FUEL TANK FLOAT SWITCHES WAS DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. SUPPOSEDLY THIS WAS THE FIRST MALFUNCTION OF ITS KIND AT THIS COMPANY.
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.