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A heavy left wing created by the misfueling of an A300 cargo flight with a right inner fuel tank gauge inoperative is discovered after takeoff from ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 573112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 573112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 573111 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft mechanic/refueling crew misfueled aircraft. This resulted in 6000 pounds left wing heavy condition. Mechanic/refueling crew did not understand fuel gauge inoperative procedures (right inner tank fuel gauge was inoperative). Aircraft maintenance log entry was incorrect and showed the wrong fuel on the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A HVY L WING CREATED BY THE MISFUELING OF AN A300 CARGO FLT WITH A R INNER FUEL TANK GAUGE INOP IS DISCOVERED AFTER TKOF FROM ZZZ, US.
Narrative: ACFT MECH/REFUELING CREW MISFUELED ACFT. THIS RESULTED IN 6000 LBS L WING HVY CONDITION. MECH/REFUELING CREW DID NOT UNDERSTAND FUEL GAUGE INOP PROCS (R INNER TANK FUEL GAUGE WAS INOP). ACFT MAINT LOG ENTRY WAS INCORRECT AND SHOWED THE WRONG FUEL ON THE ACFT.
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.