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A pilot reported that the MEL requires the fuel quantity to be read by sticking the tanks; but the MEL does not include a fuel stick chart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1511630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Quantity-Pressure Indication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The MEL info for 28-6 doesn't include a fuel stick chart. It says to refer to appendix 28-6. One must get ones efb and go to 'flying; manuals; MEL/cdl; and use the search function for 28-6. The 17th item in the search is the correct table. But be careful not to use the wrong one! Since the aircraft type is at the bottom in small font. You could easily use the [different variant] chart by mistake; while supervising the fueling process on a cold; dark; rainy ramp with efb in hand. This process introduces a whole slew of possible human errors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Pilot reported that the MEL requires the fuel quantity to be read by sticking the tanks; but the MEL does not include a fuel stick chart.
Narrative: The MEL info for 28-6 doesn't include a fuel stick chart. It says to refer to appendix 28-6. One must get ones EFB and go to 'flying; manuals; MEL/CDL; and use the search function for 28-6. The 17th item in the search is the correct table. But be careful not to use the wrong one! Since the aircraft type is at the bottom in small font. You could easily use the [different variant] chart by mistake; while supervising the fueling process on a cold; dark; rainy ramp with EFB in hand. This process introduces a whole slew of possible human errors.
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.