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An airbus 319 was dispatched in non compliance with a deferred under wing fuel quantity indicator not listed on the amended flight release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked ground : preflight |
| 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 : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 486890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We received a last min MEL pertaining to the wing fueling panel gauge. A known quantity of fuel was pumped into the aircraft's fuel tanks. Indications in the cockpit were normal and confirmed the proper minimum gate release fuel was onboard. I alerted the dispatch via ACARS of the need for an amended release to included the MEL. I confirmed the log book entry had been made and signed by the mechanic. He confirmed a known quantity had been pumped into the aircraft's fuel tanks. We then pushed off the gate. During the climb out, we realized we had not received an amended release. Again we sent a message to the dispatch with again no acknowledgement. Later when I spoke with a dispatcher, he advised me the computer had our message stored, but I understood him to say the printer had been turned off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 319 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED UNDER WING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR NOT LISTED ON THE AMENDED FLT RELEASE.
Narrative: WE RECEIVED A LAST MIN MEL PERTAINING TO THE WING FUELING PANEL GAUGE. A KNOWN QUANTITY OF FUEL WAS PUMPED INTO THE ACFT'S FUEL TANKS. INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT WERE NORMAL AND CONFIRMED THE PROPER MINIMUM GATE RELEASE FUEL WAS ONBOARD. I ALERTED THE DISPATCH VIA ACARS OF THE NEED FOR AN AMENDED RELEASE TO INCLUDED THE MEL. I CONFIRMED THE LOG BOOK ENTRY HAD BEEN MADE AND SIGNED BY THE MECH. HE CONFIRMED A KNOWN QUANTITY HAD BEEN PUMPED INTO THE ACFT'S FUEL TANKS. WE THEN PUSHED OFF THE GATE. DURING THE CLBOUT, WE REALIZED WE HAD NOT RECEIVED AN AMENDED RELEASE. AGAIN WE SENT A MESSAGE TO THE DISPATCH WITH AGAIN NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. LATER WHEN I SPOKE WITH A DISPATCHER, HE ADVISED ME THE COMPUTER HAD OUR MESSAGE STORED, BUT I UNDERSTOOD HIM TO SAY THE PRINTER HAD BEEN TURNED OFF.
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.