Narrative:

We left st louis enroute to laguardia with an inoperative #2 fuel quantity gauge. Thus dripsticks were used by maintenance at st louis to verify fuel in tank #2. In cruise flight, boost pump low pressure lights coming on told us we had very little fuel in tank #2. We proceeded to laguardia, landing uneventfully while xfeeding #2 engine from tanks #1 & 3. Tank #2 was virtually empty on landing. Maintenance at st louis did not put the fuel in the tank, apparently, even though they filled out paperwork to the contrary. How to fix the problem? Fix the airplanes when something breaks, and hire only people who know what they are doing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT WITH INOP FUEL GAGE ON ONE TANK WAS NOT FUELED BY ACFT MAINTENANCE.

Narrative: WE LEFT ST LOUIS ENROUTE TO LAGUARDIA WITH AN INOPERATIVE #2 FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE. THUS DRIPSTICKS WERE USED BY MAINT AT ST LOUIS TO VERIFY FUEL IN TANK #2. IN CRUISE FLT, BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS COMING ON TOLD US WE HAD VERY LITTLE FUEL IN TANK #2. WE PROCEEDED TO LAGUARDIA, LNDG UNEVENTFULLY WHILE XFEEDING #2 ENGINE FROM TANKS #1 & 3. TANK #2 WAS VIRTUALLY EMPTY ON LNDG. MAINT AT ST LOUIS DID NOT PUT THE FUEL IN THE TANK, APPARENTLY, EVEN THOUGH THEY FILLED OUT PAPERWORK TO THE CONTRARY. HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM? FIX THE AIRPLANES WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS, AND HIRE ONLY PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.