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Atx Y small transport, missfueld at departure, experiences engine failure in cruise and diverts for precautioneary landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhn |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 151248 |
| Person 2 | |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
PIC doubted fuel gauges, fuel truck pump problems. PIC asked first officer and ramp agent if fuel was pumped in plane. First officer answered yes. Apparently fuel truck was not operating properly and incorrect readings were on fuel truck counter, as compared to what actually was in airplane. In cruise, left engine failure. Crew shut down engine in accordance with emergency checklist and landed at an alternate airport with no further incident. No emergency was declared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX Y SMT, MISSFUELD AT DEP, EXPERIENCES ENGINE FAILURE IN CRUISE AND DIVERTS FOR PRECAUTIONEARY LNDG.
Narrative: PIC DOUBTED FUEL GAUGES, FUEL TRUCK PUMP PROBS. PIC ASKED F/O AND RAMP AGENT IF FUEL WAS PUMPED IN PLANE. F/O ANSWERED YES. APPARENTLY FUEL TRUCK WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND INCORRECT READINGS WERE ON FUEL TRUCK COUNTER, AS COMPARED TO WHAT ACTUALLY WAS IN AIRPLANE. IN CRUISE, L ENG FAILURE. CREW SHUT DOWN ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH EMER CHKLIST AND LANDED AT AN ALTERNATE ARPT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMER WAS DECLARED.
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.