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Air carrier flight has to burn off some 1500 pounds excess fuel out of center tank account flight crew did not turn on center tank boost pumps as required by checklist during before engine start. Fuel restrictions on landing were for tank to not exceed 1000 pounds of fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 150491 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zbw airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tracon : bos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other ground : preflight |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zbw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 150491 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Failed to turn on center tank fuel pumps during before start checklist. Notice them during descent and center tank had 2500 pounds in it when it should have been on empty or at least less than 1000 pounds. We dropped gear early and flaps to burn some fuel from center tank. Even requested more time to get down from boston approach control. We finally landed with 900-1000 pounds in center tank. Careless checklist during before and after start. I failed to turn on and first officer failed to check that they were on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLT HAS TO BURN OFF SOME 1500 LBS EXCESS FUEL OUT OF CENTER TANK ACCOUNT FLT CREW DID NOT TURN ON CTR TANK BOOST PUMPS AS REQUIRED BY CHECKLIST DURING BEFORE ENGINE START. FUEL RESTRICTIONS ON LNDG WERE FOR TANK TO NOT EXCEED 1000 LBS OF FUEL.
Narrative: FAILED TO TURN ON CTR TANK FUEL PUMPS DURING BEFORE START CHKLIST. NOTICE THEM DURING DSNT AND CTR TANK HAD 2500 LBS IN IT WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON EMPTY OR AT LEAST LESS THAN 1000 LBS. WE DROPPED GEAR EARLY AND FLAPS TO BURN SOME FUEL FROM CTR TANK. EVEN REQUESTED MORE TIME TO GET DOWN FROM BOSTON APCH CTL. WE FINALLY LANDED WITH 900-1000 LBS IN CTR TANK. CARELESS CHKLIST DURING BEFORE AND AFTER START. I FAILED TO TURN ON AND F/O FAILED TO CHK THAT THEY WERE ON.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.