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An air carrier light transport fails to add fuel required for proper dispatch. Air carrier recently went from part 135 to part 121 and flight crew feels training was weak. First officer is not certain if captain forgot to change fuel for departure or was not truthful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gnv |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 371950 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During the outbound flight (air carrier atl-gnv), the captain and I discussed the dispatch for the return flight. The return dispatch called for a destination alternate despite the fact that the forecast WX did not require one. While preparing for the return flight, we did not fuel for the alternate listed on the dispatch. At the time, I assumed that the captain had coordinated this with flight control during the layover. During the return flight, I noticed that the dispatch had not been changed. Either he did not write the new fuel load on the dispatch, or he never bothered to call flight control in the first place. In either case, I attribute the error to poor training. Air carrier recently went from far 135 to far 121. The training we received during the transition was marginal at best. The requirements of far 121 need to be covered in future training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT FAILS TO ADD FUEL REQUIRED FOR PROPER DISPATCH. ACR RECENTLY WENT FROM PART 135 TO PART 121 AND FLC FEELS TRAINING WAS WEAK. FO IS NOT CERTAIN IF CAPT FORGOT TO CHANGE FUEL FOR DEP OR WAS NOT TRUTHFUL.
Narrative: DURING THE OUTBOUND FLT (ACR ATL-GNV), THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED THE DISPATCH FOR THE RETURN FLT. THE RETURN DISPATCH CALLED FOR A DEST ALTERNATE DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FORECAST WX DID NOT REQUIRE ONE. WHILE PREPARING FOR THE RETURN FLT, WE DID NOT FUEL FOR THE ALTERNATE LISTED ON THE DISPATCH. AT THE TIME, I ASSUMED THAT THE CAPT HAD COORDINATED THIS WITH FLT CTL DURING THE LAYOVER. DURING THE RETURN FLT, I NOTICED THAT THE DISPATCH HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED. EITHER HE DID NOT WRITE THE NEW FUEL LOAD ON THE DISPATCH, OR HE NEVER BOTHERED TO CALL FLT CTL IN THE FIRST PLACE. IN EITHER CASE, I ATTRIBUTE THE ERROR TO POOR TRAINING. ACR RECENTLY WENT FROM FAR 135 TO FAR 121. THE TRAINING WE RECEIVED DURING THE TRANSITION WAS MARGINAL AT BEST. THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR 121 NEED TO BE COVERED IN FUTURE TRAINING.
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.