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A flight attendant report regarding a diversion of an MD11 because of 'fuel gauge problems.' it was determined that the aircraft was unusable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429348 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbb.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lbb.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 429348 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person number 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Captain informed crew of problem with fuel gauges. We were told to prepare for landing in lubbock. We secured aircraft for landing as ordered. We landed and stayed with passenger until it was determined that aircraft was unusable. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the aircraft was deemed unflyable and 2 other aircraft were sent to lubbock to take the passenger and crew to their destination airport, dfw, a few hours later. He was never informed of the actual aircraft problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A DIVERSION OF AN MD11 BECAUSE OF 'FUEL GAUGE PROBS.' IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WAS UNUSABLE.
Narrative: CAPT INFORMED CREW OF PROB WITH FUEL GAUGES. WE WERE TOLD TO PREPARE FOR LNDG IN LUBBOCK. WE SECURED ACFT FOR LNDG AS ORDERED. WE LANDED AND STAYED WITH PAX UNTIL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ACFT WAS UNUSABLE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE ACFT WAS DEEMED UNFLYABLE AND 2 OTHER ACFT WERE SENT TO LUBBOCK TO TAKE THE PAX AND CREW TO THEIR DEST ARPT, DFW, A FEW HRS LATER. HE WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE ACTUAL ACFT PROB.
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.