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B767 crew leaves lax with aircraft over the weight shown on the computer flight plan. As a result, the aircraft's fuel burn is much higher than expected. Aircraft lands at jfk with minimum fuel. Checks and balances failed to work.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367027 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 367027 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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:
I was flying a flight from lax - jfk and not to my knowledge was 25000 pounds over aircraft weight as per flight plan. A check of fuel status along the flight showed less and less fuel than the flight plan called for. A call to dispatch confirmed our notion of an overweight condition. We landed with minimum fuel of 4500 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 CREW LEAVES LAX WITH ACFT OVER THE WT SHOWN ON THE COMPUTER FLT PLAN. AS A RESULT, THE ACFT'S FUEL BURN IS MUCH HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. ACFT LANDS AT JFK WITH MINIMUM FUEL. CHKS AND BALS FAILED TO WORK.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING A FLT FROM LAX - JFK AND NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE WAS 25000 LBS OVER ACFT WT AS PER FLT PLAN. A CHK OF FUEL STATUS ALONG THE FLT SHOWED LESS AND LESS FUEL THAN THE FLT PLAN CALLED FOR. A CALL TO DISPATCH CONFIRMED OUR NOTION OF AN OVERWT CONDITION. WE LANDED WITH MINIMUM FUEL OF 4500 LBS.
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.