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Old 19th Oct 2007, 08:05
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On 11 August 2007, a Boeing 737-476 aircraft, registered VH-TJE, was being operated on a scheduled passenger service between Perth, WA to Sydney, NSW. The flight crew consisted of a pilot in command, who was the pilot flying, and a copilot. The aircraft took off from Perth at 0544 Western Standard Time. About 2 hours 40 minutes later, the master caution light illuminated associated with low output pressure of the aircrafts main tank fuel pumps. The pilot in command observed that the centre tank fuel pump switches on the forward overhead panel were selected to the OFF position and he immediately selected them to the ON position.

The main fuel tanks were low on fuel and the investigation estimated that there was about 100 kg in each of the main tanks. The centre fuel tank contained about 4,700 kg of fuel when the master caution occurred. The flight continued on the flight planned route and landed at Sydney 51 minutes after the initial illumination of the master caution light.

The investigation is continuing.
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