A dispatcher's report regarding a flight that was shorted fuel because of an amended clearance route...

Attributes
ACN	416180
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	416180
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence 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 other

Narrative:

Inbound flight to dfw had a revised departure time of XC15Z because of crew legality, so the flight plan would be available at XB00Z. The captain called for early calculation of the release and it was disseminated at XA34Z. He then called for additional fuel and the release was revised at XA39Z. These calls were handled by other dispatchers as I was involved with another problem. Later, the captain called with a rerte given by ATC and I advised him that I would update the computer (flight plan) right away. I updated the computer at XB42Z and advised loads that we would need additional fuel due to a rerte. I thought the captain would be pulling a new copy of the release since he had advised me of the route change and wasn't scheduled to depart for about 30 mins. I normally send an ACARS message with the adjusted fuel (or other changes) if there is a change in the flight plan close to or after departure time. Upon arrival dfw the captain called to advise me that he had not been aware of the change in fuel before receiving the closeout information prior to departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DISPATCHER'S RPT REGARDING A FLT THAT WAS SHORTED FUEL BECAUSE OF AN AMENDED CLRNC RTE CHANGE BY ATC. THE PIC DID NOT PULL UP THE LATEST DISPATCH RELEASE.

Narrative: INBOUND FLT TO DFW HAD A REVISED DEP TIME OF XC15Z BECAUSE OF CREW LEGALITY, SO THE FLT PLAN WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT XB00Z. THE CAPT CALLED FOR EARLY CALCULATION OF THE RELEASE AND IT WAS DISSEMINATED AT XA34Z. HE THEN CALLED FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL AND THE RELEASE WAS REVISED AT XA39Z. THESE CALLS WERE HANDLED BY OTHER DISPATCHERS AS I WAS INVOLVED WITH ANOTHER PROB. LATER, THE CAPT CALLED WITH A RERTE GIVEN BY ATC AND I ADVISED HIM THAT I WOULD UPDATE THE COMPUTER (FLT PLAN) RIGHT AWAY. I UPDATED THE COMPUTER AT XB42Z AND ADVISED LOADS THAT WE WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL FUEL DUE TO A RERTE. I THOUGHT THE CAPT WOULD BE PULLING A NEW COPY OF THE RELEASE SINCE HE HAD ADVISED ME OF THE RTE CHANGE AND WASN'T SCHEDULED TO DEPART FOR ABOUT 30 MINS. I NORMALLY SEND AN ACARS MESSAGE WITH THE ADJUSTED FUEL (OR OTHER CHANGES) IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE FLT PLAN CLOSE TO OR AFTER DEP TIME. UPON ARR DFW THE CAPT CALLED TO ADVISE ME THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN FUEL BEFORE RECEIVING THE CLOSEOUT INFO PRIOR TO DEP.

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.

A dispatcher's report regarding a flight that was shorted fuel because of an amended clearance route change by ATC. The PIC did not pull up the latest dispatch release.