UG 1153
6 Aug 2005 · Fuel Starvation & ManagementTUNINTER FLIGHT 1153
ATR 72 · Tuninter · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Wrong fuel gauge installed lied about the tanks
Fuel quantity indicator (wrong part)
Engine flameout
Ditching
Aircraft
ATR 72
Tuninter
Route
Bari (BRI), Italy
→ Djerba (DJE), Tunisia
People
39 on board
16 fatalities
Date
6 Aug 2005
Flight crew
Captain: Chafik Gharbi
Category
Fuel Starvation & Management
Empty tanks at altitude.
THE STORY
A fuel gauge built for the smaller ATR 42 lied about how much fuel was aboard. Both engines flamed out; the crew ditched off Sicily.