ACARS Message From: C-GWBU / WS1426

Message: HELLO FRIENDS..QUESTION WE NOTICED IN THE LEFT WING TANK THAT FUEL QUANTITY WAS SHOWING 9.10 AND TANK CAPACITY IS 8.6 ANY THOUGHTS AS TO HOW WE CAN HAVE OVER 400LBS MORE THAN THE TANK HOLDS

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@acarsdrama Super polite Canadians drifting out of their metric comfort zone. We know how that works out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider

@stacey_campbell @acarsdrama This seems bad, LOL. I once had a stuck fuel tank sensor. Had to get the whole tank replaced... driving around thinking you are "Full" when you are not full is a bad thing.
@stacey_campbell @acarsdrama we donโ€™t have a metric comfort zone. Most Canadians use both systems.

@acarsdrama As long as the gauge reads zero by the time there is zero fuel left that's all it has to do ๐Ÿ˜‚

[This is what hobby pilots generally believe about the legal requirements on fuel gauges in light aircraft - if the tank is empty the gauge mustn't say that it's non-empty, but that's the only requirement.]