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SF340 first officer reports being assigned an aircraft with both wing and cockpit fuel gauges on deferred status; which is not allowed by the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 858791 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Quantity-Pressure Indication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
Fuel gauge on wing and in cockpit on MEL. Informed captain about having 4000 pounds on board being illegal as we cannot check fuel quantity or imbalance. Only way to check is to carry 1036 pounds of fuel or less in each tank and use magnetic dipstick; or to fill full tanks. Captain spoke with dispatch and maintenance. They all said its fine. I informed captain again today when airplane was assigned to us and it was discussed in detail and determined it is not legal to take airplane. Event happened because of inadequate training in flight crew; dispatch and maintenance. Airplane was grounded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SF340 First Officer reports being assigned an aircraft with both wing and cockpit fuel gauges on deferred status; which is not allowed by the MEL.
Narrative: Fuel gauge on wing and in cockpit on MEL. Informed Captain about having 4000 pounds on board being illegal as we cannot check fuel quantity or imbalance. Only way to check is to carry 1036 pounds of fuel or less in each tank and use magnetic dipstick; or to fill full tanks. Captain spoke with Dispatch and Maintenance. They all said its fine. I informed Captain again today when airplane was assigned to us and it was discussed in detail and determined it is not legal to take airplane. Event happened because of inadequate training in Flight Crew; Dispatch and Maintenance. Airplane was grounded.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.