Narrative:

Aircraft was released to fly from ZZZ to mem with #2 fuel gauge inoperative. Fuel servicing form showed 31.7 pounds in each of 3 fuel tanks. Tank #2 was fueled to a known quantity (ie, tank emptied then fueled to 31.7 pounds). Approximately 1 hour 15 mins into flight, tank #2 forward boost pump low pressure lights illuminated. Followed checklist to turn on additional pump (xfer pump). It indicated low pressure also. The #2 engine flamed out with all of #2 tank pumps showing low pressure. Engine was restarted immediately using xfeed fuel from tanks #1 and #3. Review of the refueling form indicated that it was incorrectly filled out and we were shorted approximately 20000 pounds of fuel. Estimated remaining fuel was computed and FMS and flight plan were used to compute required fuel for destination, alternate, and holding requirements. After checking WX at destination, alternate, we continued to destination for landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the inbound crew advised the rptrs taking the airplane out of ZZZ that #2 fuel quantity indicator was inoperative and deferred. The reporter said the #2 tank was emptied and fuel metered into the center tank from the fuel truck, but was short due to a fueling slip error. The reporter said the slip had a'9' that looked like a '7' and that is how the center tank was fueled 2941 gallons short. The reporter stated the crew was given a copy of the fueling slip and was quickly examined and accepted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD11 IN CRUISE AT FL330 HAD #2 ENG FLAMEOUT DUE TO #2 TANK INCORRECTLY FUELED USING INOP INDICATOR PROCS.

Narrative: ACFT WAS RELEASED TO FLY FROM ZZZ TO MEM WITH #2 FUEL GAUGE INOP. FUEL SVCING FORM SHOWED 31.7 LBS IN EACH OF 3 FUEL TANKS. TANK #2 WAS FUELED TO A KNOWN QUANTITY (IE, TANK EMPTIED THEN FUELED TO 31.7 LBS). APPROX 1 HR 15 MINS INTO FLT, TANK #2 FORWARD BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHKLIST TO TURN ON ADDITIONAL PUMP (XFER PUMP). IT INDICATED LOW PRESSURE ALSO. THE #2 ENG FLAMED OUT WITH ALL OF #2 TANK PUMPS SHOWING LOW PRESSURE. ENG WAS RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY USING XFEED FUEL FROM TANKS #1 AND #3. REVIEW OF THE REFUELING FORM INDICATED THAT IT WAS INCORRECTLY FILLED OUT AND WE WERE SHORTED APPROX 20000 LBS OF FUEL. ESTIMATED REMAINING FUEL WAS COMPUTED AND FMS AND FLT PLAN WERE USED TO COMPUTE REQUIRED FUEL FOR DEST, ALTERNATE, AND HOLDING REQUIREMENTS. AFTER CHKING WX AT DEST, ALTERNATE, WE CONTINUED TO DEST FOR LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE INBOUND CREW ADVISED THE RPTRS TAKING THE AIRPLANE OUT OF ZZZ THAT #2 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS INOP AND DEFERRED. THE RPTR SAID THE #2 TANK WAS EMPTIED AND FUEL METERED INTO THE CTR TANK FROM THE FUEL TRUCK, BUT WAS SHORT DUE TO A FUELING SLIP ERROR. THE RPTR SAID THE SLIP HAD A'9' THAT LOOKED LIKE A '7' AND THAT IS HOW THE CTR TANK WAS FUELED 2941 GALLONS SHORT. THE RPTR STATED THE CREW WAS GIVEN A COPY OF THE FUELING SLIP AND WAS QUICKLY EXAMINED AND ACCEPTED.

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.