B767 crew burned center tank fuel below 1000 pounds.

Attributes
ACN	479711
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tjsj.airport
State Reference	PR
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	479711
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	479710
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Center tank fuel. En route sju to jfk, selected center pumps to reduce center fuel from approximately 2000 pounds to 1000 pounds. Were distraction by ATC and allowed center fuel to drop below 1000 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW BURNED CTR TANK FUEL BELOW 1000 LBS.

Narrative: CTR TANK FUEL. ENRTE SJU TO JFK, SELECTED CTR PUMPS TO REDUCE CTR FUEL FROM APPROX 2000 LBS TO 1000 LBS. WERE DISTR BY ATC AND ALLOWED CTR FUEL TO DROP BELOW 1000 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.