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The B747 flight crew declared 'minimum fuel' when they received a 'fuel quantity low' EICAS warning. There was more than enough fuel on board; but the fuel panel had been set incorrectly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1345369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 12098 Flight Crew Type 214 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 6736 Flight Crew Type 1312 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
On ferry flight prep the fuel panel was improperly set to tank to engine with the uncommonly low fuel load. Override pumps were never turned on to allow for 'tank to engine' EICAS prompt and cross feed valves were improperly left open. This resulted in a 'fuel qty low' EICAS warning at top of descent due to low fuel in main tanks 1 and 4. Total fuel quantity was plentiful with but we declared min fuel out of an abundance of caution. Landed uneventfully with 1.5 hours of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The B747 flight crew declared 'minimum fuel' when they received a 'fuel quantity low' EICAS warning. There was more than enough fuel on board; but the fuel panel had been set incorrectly.
Narrative: On ferry flight prep the fuel panel was improperly set to tank to engine with the uncommonly low fuel load. Override pumps were never turned on to allow for 'tank to engine' EICAS prompt and cross feed valves were improperly left open. This resulted in a 'fuel qty low' EICAS warning at top of descent due to low fuel in main tanks 1 and 4. Total fuel quantity was plentiful with but we declared min fuel out of an abundance of caution. Landed uneventfully with 1.5 hours of fuel.
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.