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Air carrier captain reported excessive fuel burn of unknown causes requiring to call air traffic control and declare minimum fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1536312 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other N/A |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 985 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Over-burn [of] approximately 400 lb/hr. Unable to determine cause of over-burn. Flew optimum fl (flight level) and ci (cost index); reducing ci to 0 as flight progressed in attempt to reverse fuel trend and protect minimum remaining fuel. Consulted maintenance control and dispatch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported excessive fuel burn of unknown causes requiring to call Air Traffic Control and declare minimum fuel.
Narrative: Over-burn [of] approximately 400 lb/hr. Unable to determine cause of over-burn. Flew optimum FL (Flight Level) and CI (Cost Index); reducing CI to 0 as flight progressed in attempt to reverse fuel trend and protect minimum remaining fuel. Consulted Maintenance Control and Dispatch.
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.