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Flight crew of an air carrier medium large transport discovered during en route cruise that they had taken off without any fuel considered for holding. The captain contacted dispatch and obtained a new release for IFR eliminating the need for required hold fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sgf |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 384740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was misfueled in sat and I took off without hold fuel. En route, I discovered problem and contacted dispatch and had release rereleased IFR, which gave FAA minimums for flight. IFR release means no hold or alternate required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR MLG DISCOVERED DURING ENRTE CRUISE THAT THEY HAD TAKEN OFF WITHOUT ANY FUEL CONSIDERED FOR HOLDING. THE CAPT CONTACTED DISPATCH AND OBTAINED A NEW RELEASE FOR IFR ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR REQUIRED HOLD FUEL.
Narrative: ACFT WAS MISFUELED IN SAT AND I TOOK OFF WITHOUT HOLD FUEL. ENRTE, I DISCOVERED PROB AND CONTACTED DISPATCH AND HAD RELEASE RERELEASED IFR, WHICH GAVE FAA MINIMUMS FOR FLT. IFR RELEASE MEANS NO HOLD OR ALTERNATE REQUIRED.
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.