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B767 during overwater night operation unable to open xfeed valve. Unable to get ATC clearance for return. Emergency nat track procedure instituted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cyqx |
| State Reference | NF |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 360520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 360517 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
ATC facility: gander radio. Location: north atlantic. En route fuel xfeed failed closed. Valve was checked during preflight and prior to oceanic entry point operations normal. At oceanic entry point when opening xfeed valve, the light remained on. Were unable to get fuel xfeed to open. Attempted to get an ATC clearance through gander radio to gander. ATC was unable to provide a clearance, so an emergency was declared and flight manual procedures were followed to exit the north atlantic track system. Landed at gander without incident. Supplemental information from acn 360517: location: 45 west. Turned left 135 degrees. Descended 1000 ft and paralleled track with a 30 mi offset in westerly direction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 DURING OVERWATER NIGHT OP UNABLE TO OPEN XFEED VALVE. UNABLE TO GET ATC CLRNC FOR RETURN. EMER NAT TRACK PROC INSTITUTED.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: GANDER RADIO. LOCATION: NORTH ATLANTIC. ENRTE FUEL XFEED FAILED CLOSED. VALVE WAS CHKED DURING PREFLT AND PRIOR TO OCEANIC ENTRY POINT OPS NORMAL. AT OCEANIC ENTRY POINT WHEN OPENING XFEED VALVE, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. WERE UNABLE TO GET FUEL XFEED TO OPEN. ATTEMPTED TO GET AN ATC CLRNC THROUGH GANDER RADIO TO GANDER. ATC WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CLRNC, SO AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND FLT MANUAL PROCS WERE FOLLOWED TO EXIT THE NORTH ATLANTIC TRACK SYS. LANDED AT GANDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 360517: LOCATION: 45 W. TURNED L 135 DEGS. DSNDED 1000 FT AND PARALLELED TRACK WITH A 30 MI OFFSET IN WESTERLY DIRECTION.
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.