Commuter light transport return land procedure when fuel pressure light activates.

Attributes
ACN	316672
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fat
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fat
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
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 : 7500 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	316672
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I picked up aircraft in fat that had just been svced. It had a repair to the 'right' fuel pressure switch and gauge. After departing fat and reaching 10000 ft, I noticed the 'left' fuel pressure light illuminated. I radioed fat operations and returned to fat. I mistakenly forgot to write 'left' fuel pressure. I just wrote 'fuel light illuminated about 10000 ft.' so fat maintenance checked 'right' system and deferred maintenance item the light circuit on the 'right' side. We took off for sfo and, upon reaching 10000 ft, the 'left' light came on again and we realized our mistake and returned to fat. We did not declare an emergency, as it was simply an indicator problem. Fuel pressure and flow were normal. Fresno maintenance cleared deferred maintenance item on 'right' side, and deferred maintenance item the 'left' indicator. We took off at that point to finish our scheduled trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT RETURN LAND PROC WHEN FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ACTIVATES.

Narrative: I PICKED UP ACFT IN FAT THAT HAD JUST BEEN SVCED. IT HAD A REPAIR TO THE 'R' FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH AND GAUGE. AFTER DEPARTING FAT AND REACHING 10000 FT, I NOTICED THE 'L' FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I RADIOED FAT OPS AND RETURNED TO FAT. I MISTAKENLY FORGOT TO WRITE 'L' FUEL PRESSURE. I JUST WROTE 'FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABOUT 10000 FT.' SO FAT MAINT CHKED 'R' SYS AND DEFERRED MAINT ITEM THE LIGHT CIRCUIT ON THE 'R' SIDE. WE TOOK OFF FOR SFO AND, UPON REACHING 10000 FT, THE 'L' LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WE REALIZED OUR MISTAKE AND RETURNED TO FAT. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER, AS IT WAS SIMPLY AN INDICATOR PROB. FUEL PRESSURE AND FLOW WERE NORMAL. FRESNO MAINT CLRED DEFERRED MAINT ITEM ON 'R' SIDE, AND DEFERRED MAINT ITEM THE 'L' INDICATOR. WE TOOK OFF AT THAT POINT TO FINISH OUR SCHEDULED TRIP.

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.