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Air carrier small transport with unreliable fuel remaining indication made precautionary landing at diversion airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 93479 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198808 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmi |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zau |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 93479 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3420 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 93475 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Had required fuel (per gauges) when departed dec for ind. Near cmi left nacelle not full light came on followed by rt nacelle not full light 2-3 minutes later. Made precautionary landing at cmi, refueled, and continued on to ind. Called company but not maintenance, MEL'd the right fuel gauge. Supplemental information from acn 93475. Topped nacelles off and added 90 gallons more than enough for return trip. Did not call maintenance about the problem. However did let dispatch know the situation. Ddl'ed right fuel gauge and did not talk to mechanics.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR SMT WITH UNRELIABLE FUEL REMAINING INDICATION MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT DIVERSION ARPT.
Narrative: HAD REQUIRED FUEL (PER GAUGES) WHEN DEPARTED DEC FOR IND. NEAR CMI LEFT NACELLE NOT FULL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY RT NACELLE NOT FULL LIGHT 2-3 MINUTES LATER. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT CMI, REFUELED, AND CONTINUED ON TO IND. CALLED COMPANY BUT NOT MAINT, MEL'D THE R FUEL GAUGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 93475. TOPPED NACELLES OFF AND ADDED 90 GALLONS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR RETURN TRIP. DID NOT CALL MAINT ABOUT THE PROB. HOWEVER DID LET DISPATCH KNOW THE SIT. DDL'ED R FUEL GAUGE AND DID NOT TALK TO MECHANICS.
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.