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A B737-300 was dispatched with a 36825 fuel load with the concurrence of the captain and the dispatcher prior to departure. On taxi out, an amended release was sent by a second dispatcher with a 2000 pound upload.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423252 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 423252 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 423280 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Dispatcher sent message -- 2000 pounds fuel for alternate. I called him and was told he was sure we could remove the alternate later. He never actually said to add fuel. I had a weight and balance with our present fuel load. Assumed problem with weight, so I planned that it would be tight on fuel. Taxiing out, we failed to notice a new message with weight and balance -- increased 2000 pounds. Miscom with 2 dispatchers and myself (shift change) caused errors. Arrived with 500 pounds extra fuel. Supplemental information from acn 423280: flight was released with gate fuel of 36825 pounds required and on board. A note in the remarks section of flight release stated 'request top-off to 38300 pounds.' after captain conferred with the dispatcher, it was decided to leave fuel load at 36825 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A 36825 FUEL LOAD WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CAPT AND THE DISPATCHER PRIOR TO DEP. ON TAXI OUT, AN AMENDED RELEASE WAS SENT BY A SECOND DISPATCHER WITH A 2000 LB UPLOAD.
Narrative: DISPATCHER SENT MESSAGE -- 2000 LBS FUEL FOR ALTERNATE. I CALLED HIM AND WAS TOLD HE WAS SURE WE COULD REMOVE THE ALTERNATE LATER. HE NEVER ACTUALLY SAID TO ADD FUEL. I HAD A WT AND BAL WITH OUR PRESENT FUEL LOAD. ASSUMED PROB WITH WT, SO I PLANNED THAT IT WOULD BE TIGHT ON FUEL. TAXIING OUT, WE FAILED TO NOTICE A NEW MESSAGE WITH WT AND BAL -- INCREASED 2000 LBS. MISCOM WITH 2 DISPATCHERS AND MYSELF (SHIFT CHANGE) CAUSED ERRORS. ARRIVED WITH 500 LBS EXTRA FUEL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 423280: FLT WAS RELEASED WITH GATE FUEL OF 36825 LBS REQUIRED AND ON BOARD. A NOTE IN THE REMARKS SECTION OF FLT RELEASE STATED 'REQUEST TOP-OFF TO 38300 LBS.' AFTER CAPT CONFERRED WITH THE DISPATCHER, IT WAS DECIDED TO LEAVE FUEL LOAD AT 36825 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.