Medium large transport takeoff with 'fuel heat on' light illuminated.

Attributes
ACN	233649
Time
Date	199302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	233649
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	233856
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing for departure, the 'left fuel heat on' advisory light located on the annunciator panel illuminated advising us that the left fuel heat valve has been activated to the open position allowing high pressure bleed air to enter the fuel/air heat exchanger to heat the fuel to prevent icing. While continuing our taxi to the active runway my first officer and I discussed the situation. After checking the abnormals procedures and reviewing our options, we decided that the flight could proceed to our destination safely based on the following facts: 1) both fuel and oil temperatures were normal, indicating that the high pressure bleed valve was closed and that the advisory light was a faulty indication. 2) no icing was forecast for our route of flight. 3) during our flight our fuel and oil remained in the normal range and no further incident occurred. After arriving at our destination I informed our maintenance and wrote the discrepancy up. Supplemental information from acn 233856: with FAA flight standards inspector on jump seat, we pushed back and the fuel heat circuit breaker popped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TKOF WITH 'FUEL HEAT ON' LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR DEP, THE 'L FUEL HEAT ON' ADVISORY LIGHT LOCATED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED ADVISING US THAT THE L FUEL HEAT VALVE HAS BEEN ACTIVATED TO THE OPEN POS ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE BLEED AIR TO ENTER THE FUEL/AIR HEAT EXCHANGER TO HEAT THE FUEL TO PREVENT ICING. WHILE CONTINUING OUR TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RWY MY FO AND I DISCUSSED THE SIT. AFTER CHKING THE ABNORMALS PROCS AND REVIEWING OUR OPTIONS, WE DECIDED THAT THE FLT COULD PROCEED TO OUR DEST SAFELY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTS: 1) BOTH FUEL AND OIL TEMPS WERE NORMAL, INDICATING THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE BLEED VALVE WAS CLOSED AND THAT THE ADVISORY LIGHT WAS A FAULTY INDICATION. 2) NO ICING WAS FORECAST FOR OUR RTE OF FLT. 3) DURING OUR FLT OUR FUEL AND OIL REMAINED IN THE NORMAL RANGE AND NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER ARRIVING AT OUR DEST I INFORMED OUR MAINT AND WROTE THE DISCREPANCY UP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 233856: WITH FAA FLT STANDARDS INSPECTOR ON JUMP SEAT, WE PUSHED BACK AND THE FUEL HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED.

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.