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A fueler informs a captain and first officer that a right wing magnetic fuel stick had fallen out of the stick's housing and into his hand; fueler replaced the stick after he completed refueling the md-82. No logbook write-up was made by pilots; who believed the stick could free-fall if not locked in the 'up' position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 961818 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Quantity-Pressure Indication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was the first officer and I had completed my pre-flight walk around and was in final cockpit preparations when my captain and I were informed by the fueler that one drip stick in the right wing tank had come out of the wing as he was 'sticking' the tank and he replaced it after sticking the tank. He thought that a stick reading was required since we had the right wing tank fueling panel gauge inoperative per MEL 28-07a.it was our understanding that the drip sticks 'free fell' until 'caught' by the float magnet that gives the stick reading of the quantity of fuel in the tank. The drip stick was never missing or inoperative. Since being informed of this inquiry; I have verified with company ground school instructor that the drip sticks are attached permanently to the aircraft and should never become detached even if allowed to free fall to the bottom.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Fueler informs a Captain and First Officer that a right wing magnetic fuel stick had fallen out of the stick's housing and into his hand; Fueler replaced the stick after he completed refueling the MD-82. No logbook write-up was made by pilots; who believed the stick could free-fall if not locked in the 'up' position.
Narrative: I was the First Officer and I had completed my Pre-Flight walk around and was in final cockpit preparations when my Captain and I were informed by the Fueler that one drip stick in the right wing tank had come out of the wing as he was 'sticking' the tank and he replaced it after sticking the tank. He thought that a stick reading was required since we had the right wing tank fueling panel gauge inoperative per MEL 28-07a.It was our understanding that the drip sticks 'free fell' until 'caught' by the float magnet that gives the stick reading of the quantity of fuel in the tank. The drip stick was never missing or inoperative. Since being informed of this inquiry; I have verified with Company ground school Instructor that the drip sticks are attached permanently to the aircraft and should never become detached even if allowed to free fall to the bottom.
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.