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A B767-300 pilot reported that center tank fuel was used primarily by the right engine leaving the amount of fuel in the wing tanks unbalanced.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1421585 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Distribution System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Departed with full wing fuel and 4.5k fuel in center tank. Both center pumps were turned on. At level off at FL340 noticed fuel config EICAS message; center fuel was at .2 so turned pumps off. Noticed fuel config eicas message remained on. Upon examination of fuel panel; noticed that there was 35.5 in left tank; and 39.5 in right tank. Total fuel indicated correctly for fuel used. It appears all center fuel was consumed by right engine. We then balanced fuel and flight was normal from that point on. System was written up in logbook.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 pilot reported that center tank fuel was used primarily by the right engine leaving the amount of fuel in the wing tanks unbalanced.
Narrative: Departed with full wing fuel and 4.5k fuel in center tank. Both center pumps were turned on. At level off at FL340 noticed Fuel Config EICAS message; center fuel was at .2 so turned pumps off. Noticed Fuel Config Eicas message remained on. Upon examination of Fuel Panel; noticed that there was 35.5 in left tank; and 39.5 in right tank. Total fuel indicated correctly for fuel used. It appears all center fuel was consumed by right engine. We then balanced fuel and flight was normal from that point on. System was written up in logbook.
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.