Air carrier large transport experiences failure of fuel crossfeed manifold requiring diversion to al...

Attributes
ACN	143613
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tal
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	143613
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While en route mia-dtw, while southeast of atl at cruise, the F/east determined that the #2 fuel xfeed manifold valve was stuck closed. Because of this, usable fuel for engines 1 and 3 was not enough to make destination. We consulted with dispatch and maintenance and began diversion to atl. We initially thought we were further out than we really were. This resulted in events happening at a fairly rapid pace. The captain and second officer ran the checklist and dumped fuel to get us below landing weight. The approach and landing were accomplished without incident. The thing that somewhat surprised me looking back at this experience was the large number of considerations and decisions that needed to be addressed in this fairly simple abnormal. It struck me that we were falling behind at times due to a lack of making clear priorities. I hope that the new cockpit resource management programs include videotaped real life scenarios that will allow us to observe the crew interactions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT EXPERIENCES FAILURE OF FUEL CROSSFEED MANIFOLD REQUIRING DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE DUE INSUFFICIENT FUEL.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE MIA-DTW, WHILE SE OF ATL AT CRUISE, THE F/E DETERMINED THAT THE #2 FUEL XFEED MANIFOLD VALVE WAS STUCK CLOSED. BECAUSE OF THIS, USABLE FUEL FOR ENGINES 1 AND 3 WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE DEST. WE CONSULTED WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT AND BEGAN DIVERSION TO ATL. WE INITIALLY THOUGHT WE WERE FURTHER OUT THAN WE REALLY WERE. THIS RESULTED IN EVENTS HAPPENING AT A FAIRLY RAPID PACE. THE CAPT AND S/O RAN THE CHECKLIST AND DUMPED FUEL TO GET US BELOW LNDG WEIGHT. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE THING THAT SOMEWHAT SURPRISED ME LOOKING BACK AT THIS EXPERIENCE WAS THE LARGE NUMBER OF CONSIDERATIONS AND DECISIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS FAIRLY SIMPLE ABNORMAL. IT STRUCK ME THAT WE WERE FALLING BEHIND AT TIMES DUE TO A LACK OF MAKING CLEAR PRIORITIES. I HOPE THAT THE NEW COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT PROGRAMS INCLUDE VIDEOTAPED REAL LIFE SCENARIOS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO OBSERVE THE CREW INTERACTIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Air carrier large transport experiences failure of fuel crossfeed manifold requiring diversion to alternate due insufficient fuel.