<< >> NASA ASRS Report 323139, December 1995

Flight crew of an medium large transport exhausted fuel in 1 main tank during approach and landing due to refueler error in fueling at last stop.

Attributes
ACN	323139
Time
Date	199512
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : btr airport : btl
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : btl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	323139
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:

Fuel exhausted in #2 fuel tank. During preflight in bhm, #2 fuel tank quantity gauge found to be inoperative. Appropriate flight crew placards were documented. Flight control notified. Our flight landed in btr as scheduled. We were refueled by local contract refueler. The center (#2) tank was dripped as per procedures for inoperative gauge. Fuel slip indicated proper amount of fuel in #2 tank. 30 mins into flight from btr to dfw, both aft boost pump low pressure lights illuminated. Appropriate procedures were initiated and flight control notified. Minimum fuel was declared with ATC. Forward boost pump low pressure lights came on on downwind for runway 17L at dfw. Flight landed with 8400 pounds of fuel total in tanks #1 and #3.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG EXHAUSTED FUEL IN 1 MAIN TANK DURING APCH AND LNDG DUE TO REFUELER ERROR IN FUELING AT LAST STOP.

Narrative: FUEL EXHAUSTED IN #2 FUEL TANK. DURING PREFLT IN BHM, #2 FUEL TANK QUANTITY GAUGE FOUND TO BE INOP. APPROPRIATE FLC PLACARDS WERE DOCUMENTED. FLT CTL NOTIFIED. OUR FLT LANDED IN BTR AS SCHEDULED. WE WERE REFUELED BY LCL CONTRACT REFUELER. THE CTR (#2) TANK WAS DRIPPED AS PER PROCS FOR INOP GAUGE. FUEL SLIP INDICATED PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN #2 TANK. 30 MINS INTO FLT FROM BTR TO DFW, BOTH AFT BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. APPROPRIATE PROCS WERE INITIATED AND FLT CTL NOTIFIED. MINIMUM FUEL WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. FORWARD BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS CAME ON ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17L AT DFW. FLT LANDED WITH 8400 LBS OF FUEL TOTAL IN TANKS #1 AND #3.

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.