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A B777's fuel quantity system began displaying erroneous information three hours into the flight and subsequently diverted to an enroute airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 884080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Indicating and Warning - Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
About 3 hours into the flight we had erroneous fuel quantity indications. After consulting with dispatch and maintenance; we elected to divert. Declared an emergency; landing there approximately 20;000 pounds overweight (485;000 pounds) without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777's fuel quantity system began displaying erroneous information three hours into the flight and subsequently diverted to an enroute airport.
Narrative: About 3 hours into the flight we had erroneous fuel quantity indications. After consulting with Dispatch and Maintenance; we elected to divert. Declared an emergency; landing there approximately 20;000 LBS overweight (485;000 LBS) without incident.
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.