<< >> NASA ASRS Report 298049, March 1995

Return to land.

Attributes
ACN	298049
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : geg artcc : zhv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	298049
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	298052
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed geg as flight air carrier mar/xx/95 at approximately KK58 local. After departure, found fuel gauges to be fluctuating erratically. Returned to field. Supplemental information from acn 298052: left fuel quantity indicator fluctuated erratically and became unreliable.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN TO LAND.

Narrative: DEPARTED GEG AS FLT ACR MAR/XX/95 AT APPROX KK58 LCL. AFTER DEP, FOUND FUEL GAUGES TO BE FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. RETURNED TO FIELD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 298052: L FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY AND BECAME UNRELIABLE.

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.