B757 crew burned center tank fuel below 1000 pounds.

Attributes
ACN	563270
Time
Date	200210
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	563270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
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 : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed dfw with both center tank fuel pump switches on and approximately 14000 pounds of fuel in center tank. Both center tank fuel pump switches were turned off with less than 1000 pounds remaining. I did not keep a separate center tank fuel log to monitor center tank fuel burn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW BURNED CTR TANK FUEL BELOW 1000 LBS.

Narrative: DEPARTED DFW WITH BOTH CTR TANK FUEL PUMP SWITCHES ON AND APPROX 14000 LBS OF FUEL IN CTR TANK. BOTH CTR TANK FUEL PUMP SWITCHES WERE TURNED OFF WITH LESS THAN 1000 LBS REMAINING. I DID NOT KEEP A SEPARATE CTR TANK FUEL LOG TO MONITOR CTR TANK FUEL BURN.

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.