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An A300 pilot rejected a takeoff when fuel pressure low lights illuminated on the aircraft with 17000 pounds of fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 763735 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| 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 : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 8988 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 763735 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Rejected takeoff. Maximum power takeoff was required. Very light fuel load and airplane. Takeoff weight 217000 pounds. Fuel was 17000 pounds. Takeoff runway 12000 ft available. After selecting takeoff power before 80 KTS we received master caution and a whole page of cautions appeared. Appeared to be fuel pr/outer fuel pr/inner and fuel pr/center. Looking up at the fuel pumps switches I saw all l-hand gauges 'fault' switches were lighted. I observed inner; outer; and center tank fault switches illuminated. (All fuel switches in normal position on.) I smoothly pulled the power to idle and deployed the reversers. I tapped the brake and released the rejected takeoff brakes setting. During the reject the airspeed was almost 130 KTS; V1 was 122 KTS. At this light weight I don't see how I could have kept the airplane below 122 KTS without slamming the brakes and throttles. Acceleration was extreme 80 KTS to 122 KTS was 2 or 3 seconds. Maximum brake temperature was 200 degrees C which is normal. Call maintenance control and described the problem. They suggested return to block. I believe the light fuel load was the cause but is legal and was properly loaded. The fast acceleration caused the pumps to trip off. I would request more fuel minimum of 30000 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 PILOT REJECTED A TKOF WHEN FUEL PRESSURE LOW LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE ACFT WITH 17000 LBS OF FUEL.
Narrative: REJECTED TKOF. MAX PWR TKOF WAS REQUIRED. VERY LIGHT FUEL LOAD AND AIRPLANE. TKOF WT 217000 LBS. FUEL WAS 17000 LBS. TKOF RWY 12000 FT AVAILABLE. AFTER SELECTING TKOF PWR BEFORE 80 KTS WE RECEIVED MASTER CAUTION AND A WHOLE PAGE OF CAUTIONS APPEARED. APPEARED TO BE FUEL PR/OUTER FUEL PR/INNER AND FUEL PR/CTR. LOOKING UP AT THE FUEL PUMPS SWITCHES I SAW ALL L-HAND GAUGES 'FAULT' SWITCHES WERE LIGHTED. I OBSERVED INNER; OUTER; AND CTR TANK FAULT SWITCHES ILLUMINATED. (ALL FUEL SWITCHES IN NORMAL POS ON.) I SMOOTHLY PULLED THE PWR TO IDLE AND DEPLOYED THE REVERSERS. I TAPPED THE BRAKE AND RELEASED THE RTO BRAKES SETTING. DURING THE REJECT THE AIRSPD WAS ALMOST 130 KTS; V1 WAS 122 KTS. AT THIS LIGHT WT I DON'T SEE HOW I COULD HAVE KEPT THE AIRPLANE BELOW 122 KTS WITHOUT SLAMMING THE BRAKES AND THROTTLES. ACCELERATION WAS EXTREME 80 KTS TO 122 KTS WAS 2 OR 3 SECONDS. MAX BRAKE TEMP WAS 200 DEGS C WHICH IS NORMAL. CALL MAINT CTL AND DESCRIBED THE PROB. THEY SUGGESTED RETURN TO BLOCK. I BELIEVE THE LIGHT FUEL LOAD WAS THE CAUSE BUT IS LEGAL AND WAS PROPERLY LOADED. THE FAST ACCELERATION CAUSED THE PUMPS TO TRIP OFF. I WOULD REQUEST MORE FUEL MINIMUM OF 30000 LBS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.