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Flight crew of a B737-200 declared an emergency when a fuel storage imbalance problem could not be corrected en route. Flight crew used differential thrust to help correct aircraft roll control while continuing to a successful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gsh |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 391673 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb from pit noticed a fuel imbalance. Tried to correct the imbalance through normal procedures, with no success. Declared an emergency and proceeded directly to mdw, using differential thrust to correct the imbalance. Uneventful full stop and taxi to the gate at mdw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-200 DECLARED AN EMER WHEN A FUEL STORAGE IMBALANCE PROB COULD NOT BE CORRECTED ENRTE. FLC USED DIFFERENTIAL THRUST TO HELP CORRECT ACFT ROLL CTL WHILE CONTINUING TO A SUCCESSFUL LNDG.
Narrative: DURING CLB FROM PIT NOTICED A FUEL IMBALANCE. TRIED TO CORRECT THE IMBALANCE THROUGH NORMAL PROCS, WITH NO SUCCESS. DECLARED AN EMER AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO MDW, USING DIFFERENTIAL THRUST TO CORRECT THE IMBALANCE. UNEVENTFUL FULL STOP AND TAXI TO THE GATE AT MDW.
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.