Flameout account improper fuel transfer.

Attributes
ACN	90218
Time
Date	198807
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yyr
State Reference	NF
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	90218
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 126 flight time total : 3299 flight time type : 802
ASRS Report	90223
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Second officer was x-feeding #1 to #2 engine but failed to turn on #1 transfer pump resulting in low fuel pressure and causing #2 engine to compressor stall. Engine was restarted and rest of flight was normal. Second officer used bad judgement in using an alternate fuel balancing procedure. Normal procedure avoids x-feeding and exposing the crew to this mistake. Supplemental information from acn 90223: turned off aft boost pumps on #2 engine, fuel pressure dropped towards zero and I immediately turned on all boost pumps. Engine #2 compressor stalled and was shut down and later restarted. X-feeding is an alternate fuel balancing procedure, normally use transfer pump thru fill valve. I should have stayed with normal procedure!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLAMEOUT ACCOUNT IMPROPER FUEL TRANSFER.

Narrative: S/O WAS X-FEEDING #1 TO #2 ENGINE BUT FAILED TO TURN ON #1 TRANSFER PUMP RESULTING IN LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND CAUSING #2 ENGINE TO COMPRESSOR STALL. ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND REST OF FLT WAS NORMAL. S/O USED BAD JUDGEMENT IN USING AN ALTERNATE FUEL BALANCING PROCEDURE. NORMAL PROCEDURE AVOIDS X-FEEDING AND EXPOSING THE CREW TO THIS MISTAKE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 90223: TURNED OFF AFT BOOST PUMPS ON #2 ENGINE, FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TOWARDS ZERO AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON ALL BOOST PUMPS. ENGINE #2 COMPRESSOR STALLED AND WAS SHUT DOWN AND LATER RESTARTED. X-FEEDING IS AN ALTERNATE FUEL BALANCING PROCEDURE, NORMALLY USE TRANSFER PUMP THRU FILL VALVE. I SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH NORMAL PROCEDURE!

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.