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B757-200 was dispatched with right fuel gauge deferred; flight landed with a 2500 pound fuel imbalance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 809087 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 809081 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were dispatched with the right fuel quantity indicator inoperative. We took off on our way. For most of the flight the right gauge seemed almost normal just indicating a little lower than the left. Near the end of the flight; it started to get a little worse. By the time we started down; it showed about 1000 pounds difference. On the FMC progress page; fuel used showed even. Everything was normal until we landed and were almost at the gate. We got a low fuel caution EICAS message. I looked up and saw that the right side said it had 22000 pound and the left 4100 pounds. We parked and put the CDU estimate fuel as the block fuel. I talked to the outbound captain and told her what happened. She later on called me and said that after dripping the tanks the right did indeed have 2000 pounds and the left had 4500 pounds. She also said that maintenance wanted to talk to me. So I thanked her and called maintenance and told them what happened. I know for myself in the future I will be very cautious about accepting an aircraft with an inoperative fuel gauge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITH RIGHT FUEL GAUGE DEFERRED; FLIGHT LANDED WITH A 2500 LB FUEL IMBALANCE.
Narrative: WE WERE DISPATCHED WITH THE R FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR INOP. WE TOOK OFF ON OUR WAY. FOR MOST OF THE FLT THE R GAUGE SEEMED ALMOST NORMAL JUST INDICATING A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE L. NEAR THE END OF THE FLT; IT STARTED TO GET A LITTLE WORSE. BY THE TIME WE STARTED DOWN; IT SHOWED ABOUT 1000 LBS DIFFERENCE. ON THE FMC PROGRESS PAGE; FUEL USED SHOWED EVEN. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL UNTIL WE LANDED AND WERE ALMOST AT THE GATE. WE GOT A LOW FUEL CAUTION EICAS MESSAGE. I LOOKED UP AND SAW THAT THE R SIDE SAID IT HAD 22000 LB AND THE L 4100 LBS. WE PARKED AND PUT THE CDU ESTIMATE FUEL AS THE BLOCK FUEL. I TALKED TO THE OUTBOUND CAPT AND TOLD HER WHAT HAPPENED. SHE LATER ON CALLED ME AND SAID THAT AFTER DRIPPING THE TANKS THE R DID INDEED HAVE 2000 LBS AND THE L HAD 4500 LBS. SHE ALSO SAID THAT MAINT WANTED TO TALK TO ME. SO I THANKED HER AND CALLED MAINT AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. I KNOW FOR MYSELF IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT ACCEPTING AN ACFT WITH AN INOP FUEL GAUGE.
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.