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A crj-700 was dispatched with a planned landing fuel of 3;900 lbs. With delay vectors enroute; the flight landed with 2;200 lbs which was less than expected even with delays. The crew questioned the company planned fuel burn number.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1302599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Flight to [ZZZ1] just after takeoff center advises they require 30 miles in trail to [ZZZ1]. They began radar vectors and slowed to 290 kts. 670 miles from [ZZZ1]. [ZZZ1] was VFR and landing expressway visual 31. They continued to climb us but had us slow to .77. This continued and we were slowed to 180 kts on the arrival. Total fuel was 9;496 lbs.; enroute burn 5;226 lbs. Min to was 9;122 lbs. We flew the flight plan as closely as possible. We arrived at the gate with 2;200 lbs. Our enroute burn was 7;570 lbs. Reserve fuel was 2;271 lbs.dispatch fuel planning. Company enroute fuel burns are not accurate! Company needs do an audit on the enroute fuel burns system wide.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ-700 was dispatched with a planned landing fuel of 3;900 lbs. With delay vectors enroute; the flight landed with 2;200 lbs which was less than expected even with delays. The crew questioned the company planned fuel burn number.
Narrative: Flight to [ZZZ1] just after takeoff center advises they require 30 miles in trail to [ZZZ1]. They began radar vectors and slowed to 290 kts. 670 miles from [ZZZ1]. [ZZZ1] was VFR and landing expressway visual 31. They continued to climb us but had us slow to .77. This continued and we were slowed to 180 kts on the arrival. Total fuel was 9;496 lbs.; enroute burn 5;226 lbs. min to was 9;122 lbs. We flew the flight plan as closely as possible. We arrived at the gate with 2;200 lbs. our enroute burn was 7;570 lbs. Reserve fuel was 2;271 lbs.Dispatch fuel planning. Company enroute fuel burns are not accurate! Company needs do an audit on the enroute fuel burns system wide.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.