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EMB140 first officer reports left tank fuel quantity indicating zero passing 15000 feet in climb. This triggers EICAS fuel imbalance and flight crew elects to return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 807710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 807710 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out from ZZZ at about 15000 ft; we received fuel imbal on EICAS. Fuel quantity in left tank indicated 0 pounds on both EICAS and mfd indication. Fuel totalizer indicated only the right tank quantity. After completing appropriate checklists; we determined returning to ZZZ was the safest course of action. We landed normally in ZZZ. Unknown fuel quantity system malfunction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB140 FO REPORTS LEFT TANK FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING ZERO PASSING 15000 FEET IN CLIMB. THIS TRIGGERS EICAS FUEL IMBALANCE AND FLT CREW ELECTS TO RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM ZZZ AT ABOUT 15000 FT; WE RECEIVED FUEL IMBAL ON EICAS. FUEL QUANTITY IN L TANK INDICATED 0 LBS ON BOTH EICAS AND MFD INDICATION. FUEL TOTALIZER INDICATED ONLY THE R TANK QUANTITY. AFTER COMPLETING APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS; WE DETERMINED RETURNING TO ZZZ WAS THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION. WE LANDED NORMALLY IN ZZZ. UNKNOWN FUEL QUANTITY SYS MALFUNCTION.
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.