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Confusion caused by the terminology used for extra fuel carried on B727 when a #2 tank fuel pump is inoperative in various company pubs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 491800 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 491800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Returned to the gate at atl because of a #2 tank boost pump circuit breaker opening. Complied with MEL fuel requirements in #2 tank of an additional 12000 pounds. MEL says this fuel should be included in zero fuel weight. Operations manual says this fuel should appear in fuel on board on closeout. Ballast fuel is defined as fuel for weight and balance in operations manual. The additional fuel in the MEL is referred to as ballast fuel, but this is not for weight and balance purposes. Much confusion over where this additional fuel should appear on closeout. In this case, it was added to fuel on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CONFUSION CAUSED BY THE TERMINOLOGY USED FOR EXTRA FUEL CARRIED ON B727 WHEN A #2 TANK FUEL PUMP IS INOP IN VARIOUS COMPANY PUBS.
Narrative: RETURNED TO THE GATE AT ATL BECAUSE OF A #2 TANK BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENING. COMPLIED WITH MEL FUEL REQUIREMENTS IN #2 TANK OF AN ADDITIONAL 12000 LBS. MEL SAYS THIS FUEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ZERO FUEL WT. OPS MANUAL SAYS THIS FUEL SHOULD APPEAR IN FUEL ON BOARD ON CLOSEOUT. BALLAST FUEL IS DEFINED AS FUEL FOR WT AND BAL IN OPS MANUAL. THE ADDITIONAL FUEL IN THE MEL IS REFERRED TO AS BALLAST FUEL, BUT THIS IS NOT FOR WT AND BAL PURPOSES. MUCH CONFUSION OVER WHERE THIS ADDITIONAL FUEL SHOULD APPEAR ON CLOSEOUT. IN THIS CASE, IT WAS ADDED TO FUEL ON BOARD.
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.