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A B737-300 landed 600 pounds over center tank limits due to failure to turn on center tank boost pumps.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 367040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Captain failed to turn center tank fuel boost pumps on, as directed by 'before start' checklist. The tank had 4900 pounds in it. Did not notice that fuel was not burning from center tank until approximately 1 hour from landing. Burned fuel down at that time (placed switches on), but not enough time left in flight to burn to 1000 pounds or less, which is the maximum per aircraft operating limits. Captain elected to land with 1600 pounds still remaining, or 600 pounds over limit. As first officer, I made landing. Landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 LANDED 600 LBS OVER CTR TANK LIMITS DUE TO FAILURE TO TURN ON CTR TANK BOOST PUMPS.
Narrative: CAPT FAILED TO TURN CTR TANK FUEL BOOST PUMPS ON, AS DIRECTED BY 'BEFORE START' CHKLIST. THE TANK HAD 4900 LBS IN IT. DID NOT NOTICE THAT FUEL WAS NOT BURNING FROM CTR TANK UNTIL APPROX 1 HR FROM LNDG. BURNED FUEL DOWN AT THAT TIME (PLACED SWITCHES ON), BUT NOT ENOUGH TIME LEFT IN FLT TO BURN TO 1000 LBS OR LESS, WHICH IS THE MAX PER ACFT OPERATING LIMITS. CAPT ELECTED TO LAND WITH 1600 LBS STILL REMAINING, OR 600 LBS OVER LIMIT. AS FO, I MADE LNDG. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.