The pilots of an embraer 145 received an erroneous low fuel warning during climb and observed one fu...

Attributes
ACN	1072060
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Indicating and Warning - Fuel System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

While climbing through 12;000 ft on departure; we received a fuel low level 1 message warning with the wing tank 2 indications going to zero. We immediately turned back toward the airport for an emergency landing after running the fuel low level qrc. We made an uneventful landing and proceeded to the gate after being inspected for fuel leaks by the arff (airport rescue and fire fighters) equipment. We received an erroneous indication of no fuel in the number one wing tank and returned to the departure airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The pilots of an Embraer 145 received an erroneous low fuel warning during climb and observed one fuel quantity indicator going to zero. The crew turned towards the departure field; ran the low low level checklist; and made a safe landing.

Narrative: While climbing through 12;000 FT on departure; we received a FUEL LOW LEVEL 1 message warning with the wing tank 2 indications going to zero. We immediately turned back toward the airport for an emergency landing after running the fuel low level QRC. We made an uneventful landing and proceeded to the gate after being inspected for fuel leaks by the ARFF (Airport Rescue and Fire Fighters) equipment. We received an erroneous indication of no fuel in the number one wing tank and returned to the departure airport.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

The pilots of an embraer 145 received an erroneous low fuel warning during climb and observed one fuel quantity indicator going to zero. The crew turned towards the departure field; ran the low low level checklist; and made a safe landing.