<< >> NASA ASRS Report 119195, August 1989

While preflting the aircraft, the first officer enters an incorrect fuel value into the ACARS causing possible confusion in the dispatch office.

Attributes
ACN	119195
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	119195
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While preflting and doing the cockpit setup, the fuel load that was entered into the ACARS was entered incorrectly, although release fuel was aboard the aircraft. This error may have caused the computer generated paperwork to have been incorrect. Although takeoff weight and fuel burn was verified as correct and acceptable, this error could have caused some confusion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE PREFLTING THE ACFT, THE FO ENTERS AN INCORRECT FUEL VALUE INTO THE ACARS CAUSING POSSIBLE CONFUSION IN THE DISPATCH OFFICE.

Narrative: WHILE PREFLTING AND DOING THE COCKPIT SETUP, THE FUEL LOAD THAT WAS ENTERED INTO THE ACARS WAS ENTERED INCORRECTLY, ALTHOUGH RELEASE FUEL WAS ABOARD THE ACFT. THIS ERROR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE COMPUTER GENERATED PAPERWORK TO HAVE BEEN INCORRECT. ALTHOUGH TKOF WEIGHT AND FUEL BURN WAS VERIFIED AS CORRECT AND ACCEPTABLE, THIS ERROR COULD HAVE CAUSED SOME CONFUSION.

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.