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During final approach, flight crew of an medium large transport observed out of balance fuel condition and discontinued approach to reestablish balance before landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 299568 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On final approach to runway 32 at pit the captain noticed that there was about 2000 pounds difference between the left and right fuel tanks. Then when he was checking to see if the gauges were correct he noticed that the xfeed was open. So he closed it. We discontinued the approach and were vectored out of the air traffic area and held to balance out the tanks, by xfeeding. We got the fuel tanks balanced and landed about 10 mins later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING FINAL APCH, FLC OF AN MLG OBSERVED OUT OF BAL FUEL CONDITION AND DISCONTINUED APCH TO REESTABLISH BAL BEFORE LNDG.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 32 AT PIT THE CAPT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ABOUT 2000 LBS DIFFERENCE BTWN THE L AND R FUEL TANKS. THEN WHEN HE WAS CHKING TO SEE IF THE GAUGES WERE CORRECT HE NOTICED THAT THE XFEED WAS OPEN. SO HE CLOSED IT. WE DISCONTINUED THE APCH AND WERE VECTORED OUT OF THE ATA AND HELD TO BAL OUT THE TANKS, BY XFEEDING. WE GOT THE FUEL TANKS BALANCED AND LANDED ABOUT 10 MINS LATER.
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.