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DC10 crew had #1 engine flameout because of fuel starvation after being dispatched with #1 fuel quantity system MEL'ed inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511397 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jan.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 511397 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance FAA Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During preflight, #1 fuel gauge was erratic. Maintenance deferred fuel gauge per MEL. Maintenance used dipsticks to verify fuel quantity. After departure, noticed left wing was light. Used aileron trim to hold wings level. Over jackson, ms, noticed power surge. #1 fuel tank read zero fuel (on the deferred fuel gauge). Used xfeed to run #1 engine. Contacted company and requested ATC help through company. Asked so to verify fuel burn, based on time to see if we had a leak. Fuel consumption was normal. Calculated fuel burn to destination and verified fuel burn with dispatch. Landed with 10000 pounds, lng and approach uneventful. Declared minimum fuel with ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10 CREW HAD #1 ENG FLAMEOUT BECAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION AFTER BEING DISPATCHED WITH #1 FUEL QUANTITY SYS MEL'ED INOP.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT, #1 FUEL GAUGE WAS ERRATIC. MAINT DEFERRED FUEL GAUGE PER MEL. MAINT USED DIPSTICKS TO VERIFY FUEL QUANTITY. AFTER DEP, NOTICED L WING WAS LIGHT. USED AILERON TRIM TO HOLD WINGS LEVEL. OVER JACKSON, MS, NOTICED PWR SURGE. #1 FUEL TANK READ ZERO FUEL (ON THE DEFERRED FUEL GAUGE). USED XFEED TO RUN #1 ENG. CONTACTED COMPANY AND REQUESTED ATC HELP THROUGH COMPANY. ASKED SO TO VERIFY FUEL BURN, BASED ON TIME TO SEE IF WE HAD A LEAK. FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. CALCULATED FUEL BURN TO DEST AND VERIFIED FUEL BURN WITH DISPATCH. LANDED WITH 10000 LBS, LNG AND APCH UNEVENTFUL. DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL WITH ATC.
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.