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A B737-400 was fueled using the alternate fueling method due to right tank fuel quantity indicator inoperative. Technician reports qualification expired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 626448 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right fuel quantity indicator inop other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : training |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I fueled (using an alternate fueling procedure reference: B737-400 fuel stick manual) aircraft X before the departure of flight ab only to find out after (on aug/tue/04) the flight departed that it has been over a yr since my last alternate fueling training. Aircraft X #2 main fuel tanks quantity was on MEL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 WAS FUELED USING THE ALTERNATE FUELING METHOD DUE TO R TANK FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR INOP. TECHNICIAN RPTS QUALIFICATION EXPIRED.
Narrative: I FUELED (USING AN ALTERNATE FUELING PROC REF: B737-400 FUEL STICK MANUAL) ACFT X BEFORE THE DEP OF FLT AB ONLY TO FIND OUT AFTER (ON AUG/TUE/04) THE FLT DEPARTED THAT IT HAS BEEN OVER A YR SINCE MY LAST ALTERNATE FUELING TRAINING. ACFT X #2 MAIN FUEL TANKS QUANTITY WAS ON MEL.
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.