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Late flight due fuel problem. Flight crew finds only 1 ignition system working. Continues flight. After review with maintenance, determined both ignition required on this aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152571 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : boi |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other ground : preflight landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 152571 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to a misunderstanding about fueling the aircraft (which has 1 fuel gauge inoperative), we pushed back from the gate about 1 hour late. When we tried to start #1 engine on left ignition got no ignition. Followed no start procedure, then started #2 engine on right ignition. Went back and started #1 on right ignition--all ok. Since we had 1 good ignition system which is legitimate. For the other jets I've flown we were both satisfied. Didn't bother to call maintenance on the radio. Just flew to destination and radioed in the problem en route. Maintenance supervisor met us at the gate and politely advised that on this aircraft, both ignition systems are required to be working!!! Moral: take the time to do things by the book, no matter how late you are.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LATE FLT DUE FUEL PROBLEM. FLT CREW FINDS ONLY 1 IGNITION SYSTEM WORKING. CONTINUES FLT. AFTER REVIEW WITH MAINTENANCE, DETERMINED BOTH IGNITION REQUIRED ON THIS ACFT.
Narrative: DUE TO A MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT FUELING THE ACFT (WHICH HAS 1 FUEL GAUGE INOP), WE PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE ABOUT 1 HR LATE. WHEN WE TRIED TO START #1 ENG ON LEFT IGNITION GOT NO IGNITION. FOLLOWED NO START PROC, THEN STARTED #2 ENG ON RIGHT IGNITION. WENT BACK AND STARTED #1 ON RIGHT IGNITION--ALL OK. SINCE WE HAD 1 GOOD IGNITION SYS WHICH IS LEGITIMATE. FOR THE OTHER JETS I'VE FLOWN WE WERE BOTH SATISFIED. DIDN'T BOTHER TO CALL MAINT ON THE RADIO. JUST FLEW TO DEST AND RADIOED IN THE PROB ENRTE. MAINT SUPVR MET US AT THE GATE AND POLITELY ADVISED THAT ON THIS ACFT, BOTH IGNITION SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO BE WORKING!!! MORAL: TAKE THE TIME TO DO THINGS BY THE BOOK, NO MATTER HOW LATE YOU ARE.
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.