Narrative:

On nov/xa/99, captain vxxv, first officer ympx and I were assigned to operate air carrier flight a (ZZZ-jfk). During my preflight of this aircraft, which is unique in our fleet (has smith digital fuel quantity and CF6 engines) has several discrepancies. The #3 main was deferred, #1 reserve and the totalizer. The flight required full wings (except #2 and #3 reserves) and full center tank. After fueling, it was evident that #4 reserve, #1 main and #4 main and the center tank were unreliable. After doublechking the confign 'I' fueling charts, we entered the discrepancies in the aircraft log and we were released from duty. On nov/xc/99, we were assigned to operate air carrier flight B (ZZZ-cdg) on same aircraft. Maintenance control had deferred the center tank and #4 reserve. The local a&P ZZZ mechanic signed off the #1 and #4 main tanks by saying he had sumped the tank and fueled by stick to 16.0 inches and found quantity gauges to be within limits. When I checked the confign 'I' fueling charts, I found that he had overfueled #1 and #4 main. When I spoke with another air carrier mechanic byxx, he informed me that they had a fuel spill. However, I did not find any entry in the logbook to that effect. I found that the fuel quantity system was in the same condition as before and nothing had been done. When the captain notified the company of the discrepancies, we were released to go back to hotel and directed not to enter any discrepancy in the aircraft log. I called the vice president of operations mr abc exex and expressed my concern of negligence and legality. However, he strongly intimidated me to leave the aircraft. Instead, company had mr abc exex good friend captain vvw and flight engineer xv rrxx fly the revenue trip with 1 operation main tank gauge.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-200 WAS WILLFULLY AND KNOWINGLY DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH ONLY 1 MAIN FUEL TANK QUANTITY INDICATION OP.

Narrative: ON NOV/XA/99, CAPT VXXV, FO YMPX AND I WERE ASSIGNED TO OPERATE ACR FLT A (ZZZ-JFK). DURING MY PREFLT OF THIS ACFT, WHICH IS UNIQUE IN OUR FLEET (HAS SMITH DIGITAL FUEL QUANTITY AND CF6 ENGS) HAS SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES. THE #3 MAIN WAS DEFERRED, #1 RESERVE AND THE TOTALIZER. THE FLT REQUIRED FULL WINGS (EXCEPT #2 AND #3 RESERVES) AND FULL CTR TANK. AFTER FUELING, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT #4 RESERVE, #1 MAIN AND #4 MAIN AND THE CTR TANK WERE UNRELIABLE. AFTER DOUBLECHKING THE CONFIGN 'I' FUELING CHARTS, WE ENTERED THE DISCREPANCIES IN THE ACFT LOG AND WE WERE RELEASED FROM DUTY. ON NOV/XC/99, WE WERE ASSIGNED TO OPERATE ACR FLT B (ZZZ-CDG) ON SAME ACFT. MAINT CTL HAD DEFERRED THE CTR TANK AND #4 RESERVE. THE LCL A&P ZZZ MECH SIGNED OFF THE #1 AND #4 MAIN TANKS BY SAYING HE HAD SUMPED THE TANK AND FUELED BY STICK TO 16.0 INCHES AND FOUND QUANTITY GAUGES TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. WHEN I CHKED THE CONFIGN 'I' FUELING CHARTS, I FOUND THAT HE HAD OVERFUELED #1 AND #4 MAIN. WHEN I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER ACR MECH BYXX, HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD A FUEL SPILL. HOWEVER, I DID NOT FIND ANY ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK TO THAT EFFECT. I FOUND THAT THE FUEL QUANTITY SYS WAS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS BEFORE AND NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE. WHEN THE CAPT NOTIFIED THE COMPANY OF THE DISCREPANCIES, WE WERE RELEASED TO GO BACK TO HOTEL AND DIRECTED NOT TO ENTER ANY DISCREPANCY IN THE ACFT LOG. I CALLED THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPS MR ABC EXEX AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN OF NEGLIGENCE AND LEGALITY. HOWEVER, HE STRONGLY INTIMIDATED ME TO LEAVE THE ACFT. INSTEAD, COMPANY HAD MR ABC EXEX GOOD FRIEND CAPT VVW AND FE XV RRXX FLY THE REVENUE TRIP WITH 1 OP MAIN TANK GAUGE.

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.