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B767-200 captain feels that procedures for the operation of an aircraft with an inoperative fuel gauge are unsatisfactory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783469 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 783469 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The aircraft had an inoperative fuel gauge for the left main tank. Despite the fact that the correct fueling procedures were followed; there is no procedure to verify that the required minimum takeoff fuel is on board prior to takeoff as required by regulation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-200 CAPT FEELS THAT PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION OF AN ACFT WITH AN INOP FUEL GAUGE ARE UNSATISFACTORY.
Narrative: THE ACFT HAD AN INOP FUEL GAUGE FOR THE L MAIN TANK. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CORRECT FUELING PROCS WERE FOLLOWED; THERE IS NO PROC TO VERIFY THAT THE REQUIRED MINIMUM TKOF FUEL IS ON BOARD PRIOR TO TKOF AS REQUIRED BY REG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.