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A fokker 100 with a deferred pressure fueling system was fueled improperly and in conflict with the MEL. Required fueling over the wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603923 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| ASRS Report | 603923 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : 3 aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cockpit fuel qty indicator |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | MINIMUM EQUIP LIST |
Narrative:
Fueling informed me that they pressure fueled the aircraft using an alternate method, not by over the wing method called out in the fueling manual. The captain wanted to know if the aircraft was airworthy. I checked the fueling panel -- there were no leaks, valves closed, so I signed the book off according to what the fueler told me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 WITH A DEFERRED PRESSURE FUELING SYS WAS FUELED IMPROPERLY AND IN CONFLICT WITH THE MEL. REQUIRED FUELING OVER THE WING.
Narrative: FUELING INFORMED ME THAT THEY PRESSURE FUELED THE ACFT USING AN ALTERNATE METHOD, NOT BY OVER THE WING METHOD CALLED OUT IN THE FUELING MANUAL. THE CAPT WANTED TO KNOW IF THE ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY. I CHKED THE FUELING PANEL -- THERE WERE NO LEAKS, VALVES CLOSED, SO I SIGNED THE BOOK OFF ACCORDING TO WHAT THE FUELER TOLD ME.
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.