Flight crew of an medium large transport were informed by dispatch after departure that their fuel l...

Attributes
ACN	334543
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 223 flight time total : 8075 flight time type : 2850
ASRS Report	334543
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Inbound to oak, the #2 aft fuel boost pump light came on indicating a failure. We landed and tagged the pump switch. We called oak operations to call dispatch with a 28-1 MEL and to get maintenance to come to the cockpit to give us a tracking number for air carrier company regulations. Upon maintenance arrival they verified the problem pump inoperative and stickered the switch and collared the circuit breaker. Maintenance entered the tracking number in the aircraft log and the captain wrote it on the dispatch release. After takeoff air carrier dispatch called on company radio and told us to return as we needed more fuel per our MEL. We returned after 25 mins in-flight and fueled to the required level of 21.0 pounds vice the 12.2 we pushed with. We pushed to lax 35 mins late from original push time. The revised release (21.1 pounds) fuel was not on the original release signed by the captain and should have been a revised release prior to our push time. I feel that due to the tight turn time we were hurried to the point of omission. Additionally, this was the last day of the trip and we were all anxious to arrive home on time. Failure by the dispatch section to get a revised release and by oak operations to ensure the revised release was brought to the aircraft aided in this deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG WERE INFORMED BY DISPATCH AFTER DEP THAT THEIR FUEL LOAD DID NOT MEET THE ACFT MEL FUEL BOOST PUMP DEFERRAL REQUIREMENT RESULTING IN THEIR RETURN TO LAND FOR MORE FUEL.

Narrative: INBOUND TO OAK, THE #2 AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A FAILURE. WE LANDED AND TAGGED THE PUMP SWITCH. WE CALLED OAK OPS TO CALL DISPATCH WITH A 28-1 MEL AND TO GET MAINT TO COME TO THE COCKPIT TO GIVE US A TRACKING NUMBER FOR ACR COMPANY REGS. UPON MAINT ARR THEY VERIFIED THE PROB PUMP INOP AND STICKERED THE SWITCH AND COLLARED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. MAINT ENTERED THE TRACKING NUMBER IN THE ACFT LOG AND THE CAPT WROTE IT ON THE DISPATCH RELEASE. AFTER TKOF ACR DISPATCH CALLED ON COMPANY RADIO AND TOLD US TO RETURN AS WE NEEDED MORE FUEL PER OUR MEL. WE RETURNED AFTER 25 MINS INFLT AND FUELED TO THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF 21.0 LBS VICE THE 12.2 WE PUSHED WITH. WE PUSHED TO LAX 35 MINS LATE FROM ORIGINAL PUSH TIME. THE REVISED RELEASE (21.1 LBS) FUEL WAS NOT ON THE ORIGINAL RELEASE SIGNED BY THE CAPT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REVISED RELEASE PRIOR TO OUR PUSH TIME. I FEEL THAT DUE TO THE TIGHT TURN TIME WE WERE HURRIED TO THE POINT OF OMISSION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS WAS THE LAST DAY OF THE TRIP AND WE WERE ALL ANXIOUS TO ARRIVE HOME ON TIME. FAILURE BY THE DISPATCH SECTION TO GET A REVISED RELEASE AND BY OAK OPS TO ENSURE THE REVISED RELEASE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ACFT AIDED IN THIS DEV.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport were informed by dispatch after departure that their fuel load did not meet the aircraft MEL fuel boost pump deferral requirement resulting in their return to land for more fuel.