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Inoperative fuel gauge. Aircraft mis-fueled with the #1 fuel gauge inoperative, the flight crew had not caught the fueling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 317313 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 317313 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Flight ord-slc, was dispatched with inoperative #1 fuel quantity gauge, per MEL. After flaps up, crew noticed 3 full units left rudder trim required to hold wings level. When rudder trim was zeroed, required 3 full units left aileron trim for wings level. Suspect 3000-4000 pound fuel imbalance between left and right tanks (#1 and #3). Advised dispatch landing short at dia (den) instead slc, account observed high fuel burnout, and suspected fuel loading far out of balance limits, potential for flameout, #1 engine. Approach and landing accomplished with excessive trim required, but no incident. Followed published sops and notifications.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INOP FUEL GAUGE. ACFT MIS-FUELED WITH THE #1 FUEL GAUGE INOP, THE FLC HAD NOT CAUGHT THE FUELING.
Narrative: FLT ORD-SLC, WAS DISPATCHED WITH INOP #1 FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE, PER MEL. AFTER FLAPS UP, CREW NOTICED 3 FULL UNITS L RUDDER TRIM REQUIRED TO HOLD WINGS LEVEL. WHEN RUDDER TRIM WAS ZEROED, REQUIRED 3 FULL UNITS L AILERON TRIM FOR WINGS LEVEL. SUSPECT 3000-4000 LB FUEL IMBALANCE BTWN L AND R TANKS (#1 AND #3). ADVISED DISPATCH LNDG SHORT AT DIA (DEN) INSTEAD SLC, ACCOUNT OBSERVED HIGH FUEL BURNOUT, AND SUSPECTED FUEL LOADING FAR OUT OF BALANCE LIMITS, POTENTIAL FOR FLAMEOUT, #1 ENG. APCH AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED WITH EXCESSIVE TRIM REQUIRED, BUT NO INCIDENT. FOLLOWED PUBLISHED SOPS AND NOTIFICATIONS.
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.