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A B767-300 flight crew diverted to a nearby airport when unable to determine the reason for a decreasing fuel quantity in the right main tank although both engines were feeding from the center tank.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 866060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Quantity-Pressure Indication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Relief Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 13500 Flight Crew Type 1225 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We received a fuel config EICAS message after liftoff. After running the fuel config and fuel leak irregular checklist; we decided to divert to the nearest suitable airport per the irregular checklist. This decision was based on the fact that the posiblilty of a fuel leak or a fuel quantity indicator malfunction could not be confidently eliminated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 flight crew diverted to a nearby airport when unable to determine the reason for a decreasing fuel quantity in the right main tank although both engines were feeding from the center tank.
Narrative: We received a fuel config EICAS message after liftoff. After running the fuel config and fuel leak irregular checklist; we decided to divert to the nearest suitable airport per the irregular checklist. This decision was based on the fact that the posiblilty of a fuel leak or a fuel quantity indicator malfunction could not be confidently eliminated.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.