<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1142239, January 2014

Because an md-82 center fuel tank would not feed the engines; the flight diverted to a nearby airport while sufficient wing tank fuel remained.

Attributes
ACN	1142239
Time
Date	201401
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Crossfeed
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

Center tank fuel was not feeding. Captain conferred with dispatch and diverted to an enroute airport (good weather). Landing uneventful; under max landing weight (mlw) and with well over far reserves in wing tanks. Maintenance could not determine cause of issue. Captain and I declined to have our duty day extended to wait for an inbound aircraft to continue flight to the filed destination.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Because an MD-82 center fuel tank would not feed the engines; the flight diverted to a nearby airport while sufficient wing tank fuel remained.

Narrative: Center tank fuel was not feeding. Captain conferred with Dispatch and diverted to an enroute airport (good weather). Landing uneventful; under Max Landing Weight (MLW) and with well over FAR reserves in wing tanks. Maintenance could not determine cause of issue. Captain and I declined to have our duty day extended to wait for an inbound aircraft to continue flight to the filed destination.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.