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A B737700 took off with 1700 pounds in center tank. Turned center pumps on and burned down to 430 pounds. Crew suspects violation of airworthiness directive 2002-19-52.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 566170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 566170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 566269 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : center tank fuel qty ind other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Took off with 1700 pounds in center tanks, tanks off. Approximately 10 mins after takeoff, turned ctrs on and asked first officer to help monitor. Got busy and didn't turn off center tanks until 680 pounds. Bled down to 430 pounds. Rest of flight uneventful. FAA inspector on jumpseat. He had no comments after landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737700 TOOK OFF WITH 1700 LBS IN CTR TANK. TURNED CTR PUMPS ON AND BURNED DOWN TO 430 LBS. CREW SUSPECTS VIOLATION OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2002-19-52.
Narrative: TOOK OFF WITH 1700 LBS IN CTR TANKS, TANKS OFF. APPROX 10 MINS AFTER TKOF, TURNED CTRS ON AND ASKED FO TO HELP MONITOR. GOT BUSY AND DIDN'T TURN OFF CTR TANKS UNTIL 680 LBS. BLED DOWN TO 430 LBS. REST OF FLT UNEVENTFUL. FAA INSPECTOR ON JUMPSEAT. HE HAD NO COMMENTS AFTER LNDG.
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.