2001-02 · NASA ASRS report 501535
AN MD11 IN CRUISE AT FL330 HAD #2 ENG FLAMEOUT DUE TO #2 TANK INCORRECTLY FUELED USING INOP INDICATOR PROCS.
ACFT WAS RELEASED TO FLY FROM ZZZ TO MEM WITH #2 FUEL GAUGE INOP. FUEL SVCING FORM SHOWED 31.7 LBS IN EACH OF 3 FUEL TANKS. TANK #2 WAS FUELED TO A KNOWN QUANTITY (IE; TANK EMPTIED THEN FUELED TO 31.7 LBS). APPROX 1 HR 15 MINS INTO FLT; TANK #2 FORWARD BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHKLIST TO TURN ON ADDITIONAL PUMP (XFER PUMP). IT INDICATED LOW PRESSURE ALSO. THE #2 ENG FLAMED OUT WITH ALL OF #2 TANK PUMPS SHOWING LOW PRESSURE. ENG WAS RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY USING XFEED FUEL FROM TANKS #1 AND #3. REVIEW OF THE REFUELING FORM INDICATED THAT IT WAS INCORRECTLY FILLED OUT AND WE WERE SHORTED APPROX 20000 LBS OF FUEL. ESTIMATED REMAINING FUEL WAS COMPUTED AND FMS AND FLT PLAN WERE USED TO COMPUTE REQUIRED FUEL FOR DEST; ALTERNATE; AND HOLDING REQUIREMENTS. AFTER CHKING WX AT DEST; ALTERNATE; WE CONTINUED TO DEST FOR LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE INBOUND CREW ADVISED THE RPTRS TAKING THE AIRPLANE OUT OF ZZZ THAT #2 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS INOP AND DEFERRED. THE RPTR SAID THE #2 TANK WAS EMPTIED AND FUEL METERED INTO THE CTR TANK FROM THE FUEL TRUCK; BUT WAS SHORT DUE TO A FUELING SLIP ERROR. THE RPTR SAID THE SLIP HAD A'9' THAT LOOKED LIKE A '7' AND THAT IS HOW THE CTR TANK WAS FUELED 2941 GALLONS SHORT. THE RPTR STATED THE CREW WAS GIVEN A COPY OF THE FUELING SLIP AND WAS QUICKLY EXAMINED AND ACCEPTED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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