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An S80 flight crew on a ferry flight burns into their center tank ballast fuel while busy with an ATC reroute on frequency with ZOA, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zoa.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 527315 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 527314 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After leveling off and after performing cruise checklist on a ferry flight we were given a substantial reroute. During this time, we were busy entering information into the GPS and xchecking all raw data and coordinating with dispatch regarding the new route. We inadvertently burned into our ballast fuel. We caught the oversight fairly quickly, but due to an empty airplane it was enough to alter the cg to the point where we had to burn additional fuel in the wing tanks prior to landing. We called dispatch and had them coordination with load control to verify what our numbers for landing needed to be. They passed the required information to us confirming that we had the safe cg for landing. Landing was uneventful after executing 2 turns in holding to burn the additional fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 FLT CREW ON A FERRY FLT BURNS INTO THEIR CTR TANK BALLAST FUEL WHILE BUSY WITH AN ATC REROUTE ON FREQ WITH ZOA, CA.
Narrative: AFTER LEVELING OFF AND AFTER PERFORMING CRUISE CHECKLIST ON A FERRY FLT WE WERE GIVEN A SUBSTANTIAL REROUTE. DURING THIS TIME, WE WERE BUSY ENTERING INFO INTO THE GPS AND XCHECKING ALL RAW DATA AND COORDINATING WITH DISPATCH REGARDING THE NEW ROUTE. WE INADVERTENTLY BURNED INTO OUR BALLAST FUEL. WE CAUGHT THE OVERSIGHT FAIRLY QUICKLY, BUT DUE TO AN EMPTY AIRPLANE IT WAS ENOUGH TO ALTER THE CG TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAD TO BURN ADDITIONAL FUEL IN THE WING TANKS PRIOR TO LNDG. WE CALLED DISPATCH AND HAD THEM COORD WITH LOAD CTL TO VERIFY WHAT OUR NUMBERS FOR LNDG NEEDED TO BE. THEY PASSED THE REQUIRED INFO TO US CONFIRMING THAT WE HAD THE SAFE CG FOR LNDG. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AFTER EXECUTING 2 TURNS IN HOLDING TO BURN THE ADDITIONAL FUEL.
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.