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Atx light transport got low fuel warning enroute from day to cvg. Warning was for left tank only so crossfeeds were opened per airline operating procedure and flight continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 92083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5400 |
| ASRS Report | 92083 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4300 |
| ASRS Report | 92082 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On flight from dayton to cincinnati, a left #1 fuel transfer light illuminated signifying 65-75 pounds of fuel remaining in the left #1 wing with boost pumps operating normally. Fuel gauges showed approximately 350# fuel in each side--700 pounds total. Abnormal procedures checklist was adhered to (xflow valve open) and a landing at greater cincinnati airport was accomplished with no incident on runway 27R. Further investigation concluded that a very low, but I believe, undetermined amount of fuel remained in the left #1 side. The fuel gauge tested normal, but the magnastick showed 0 fuel. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: confirmed that the first officer had not checked the dip sticks prior to departure per airline operating procedure and the aircraft departed with wrong fuel load. Reporter said it was a new aircraft, but the left fuel tank density compensator was not accurate, so they had been flying all day west/O knowing what the fuel load was in the left tank.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX LTT GOT LOW FUEL WARNING ENROUTE FROM DAY TO CVG. WARNING WAS FOR LEFT TANK ONLY SO CROSSFEEDS WERE OPENED PER AIRLINE OPERATING PROC AND FLT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: ON FLT FROM DAYTON TO CINCINNATI, A LEFT #1 FUEL TRANSFER LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIGNIFYING 65-75 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE LEFT #1 WING WITH BOOST PUMPS OPERATING NORMALLY. FUEL GAUGES SHOWED APPROX 350# FUEL IN EACH SIDE--700 LBS TOTAL. ABNORMAL PROCS CHKLIST WAS ADHERED TO (XFLOW VALVE OPEN) AND A LNDG AT GREATER CINCINNATI ARPT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO INCIDENT ON RWY 27R. FURTHER INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT A VERY LOW, BUT I BELIEVE, UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE LEFT #1 SIDE. THE FUEL GAUGE TESTED NORMAL, BUT THE MAGNASTICK SHOWED 0 FUEL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: CONFIRMED THAT THE F/O HAD NOT CHKED THE DIP STICKS PRIOR TO DEP PER AIRLINE OPERATING PROC AND THE ACFT DEPARTED WITH WRONG FUEL LOAD. RPTR SAID IT WAS A NEW ACFT, BUT THE LEFT FUEL TANK DENSITY COMPENSATOR WAS NOT ACCURATE, SO THEY HAD BEEN FLYING ALL DAY W/O KNOWING WHAT THE FUEL LOAD WAS IN THE LEFT TANK.
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.