Air carrier large transport with inoperative fuel gage on one tank was not fueled by aircraft mainte...

Attributes
ACN	80626
Time
Date	198801
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slt airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	80626
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We left st louis enroute to laguardia with an inoperative #2 fuel quantity gauge. Thus dripsticks were used by maintenance at st louis to verify fuel in tank #2. In cruise flight, boost pump low pressure lights coming on told us we had very little fuel in tank #2. We proceeded to laguardia, landing uneventfully while xfeeding #2 engine from tanks #1 & 3. Tank #2 was virtually empty on landing. Maintenance at st louis did not put the fuel in the tank, apparently, even though they filled out paperwork to the contrary. How to fix the problem? Fix the airplanes when something breaks, and hire only people who know what they are doing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT WITH INOP FUEL GAGE ON ONE TANK WAS NOT FUELED BY ACFT MAINTENANCE.

Narrative: WE LEFT ST LOUIS ENROUTE TO LAGUARDIA WITH AN INOPERATIVE #2 FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE. THUS DRIPSTICKS WERE USED BY MAINT AT ST LOUIS TO VERIFY FUEL IN TANK #2. IN CRUISE FLT, BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS COMING ON TOLD US WE HAD VERY LITTLE FUEL IN TANK #2. WE PROCEEDED TO LAGUARDIA, LNDG UNEVENTFULLY WHILE XFEEDING #2 ENGINE FROM TANKS #1 & 3. TANK #2 WAS VIRTUALLY EMPTY ON LNDG. MAINT AT ST LOUIS DID NOT PUT THE FUEL IN THE TANK, APPARENTLY, EVEN THOUGH THEY FILLED OUT PAPERWORK TO THE CONTRARY. HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM? FIX THE AIRPLANES WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS, AND HIRE ONLY PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Air carrier large transport with inoperative fuel gage on one tank was not fueled by aircraft maintenance.