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A B727 was dispatched in non compliance with inadequate fuel in the center tank to meet MEL requirements for #2 tank aft boost pump deferral.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 576861 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 576861 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 576860 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 maint ctlr |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After pushback from ZZZ, #2 tank, right aft fuel boost pump 'popped' circuit breaker. Followed abnormal procedures. Called company dispatcher and together with company maintenance, decided on appropriate MEL number. Flight crew placard was allowed. Normal takeoff and departure. During climb out, dispatch called and stated that we did not have enough fuel in the #2 tank for that particular inoperative pump. Returned to ZZZ without incident to rectify problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH INADEQUATE FUEL IN THE CTR TANK TO MEET MEL REQUIREMENTS FOR #2 TANK AFT BOOST PUMP DEFERRAL.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK FROM ZZZ, #2 TANK, R AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP 'POPPED' CIRCUIT BREAKER. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCS. CALLED COMPANY DISPATCHER AND TOGETHER WITH COMPANY MAINT, DECIDED ON APPROPRIATE MEL NUMBER. FLT CREW PLACARD WAS ALLOWED. NORMAL TKOF AND DEP. DURING CLBOUT, DISPATCH CALLED AND STATED THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL IN THE #2 TANK FOR THAT PARTICULAR INOP PUMP. RETURNED TO ZZZ WITHOUT INCIDENT TO RECTIFY PROB.
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.