Airline initiated fuel discrepancy, noted by dispatch supervisor, after a number of flts had been di...

Attributes
ACN	577907
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rjaa.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	577907
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : #5 supvr
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Captain was advised by dispatch manager on mar/wed/03 that flight abc on mar/thu/03 from nrt to hnl was illegally dispatched. The dispatcher utilized ETOPS critical fuel reserve computations based on hawaii ETOPS criteria, for dispatch with limited or no icing as existed that day for the route. It was subsequently determined by dispatch investigators that this method is currently only acceptable for hawaii-mainland united states flts, and not all hawaii flts. Therefore, this flight should have been dispatched with full anti-ice fuel reserves. Operationally, there were no adverse implications, with no WX and no icing forecast nor existing, and with ample fuel to have covered the full anti-ice requirement. The flight was normal in all respects. Supplement 8% icing penalty for flight abc and also flight dee. I understand that we do not have the authority/authorized to use the special icing reserves for these flts. With the frequency of flts that I do, with the special icing reserves mixed in with the non icing reserves, it can be very easy to mix up these flts. Now that I am aware of this error, I will be actively looking to not repeat the error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRLINE INITIATED FUEL DISCREPANCY, NOTED BY DISPATCH SUPVR, AFTER A NUMBER OF FLTS HAD BEEN DISPATCHED UNDER AN IMPROPER FUEL RESERVE COMPUTATION METHOD ON SOME EXTENDED OVERWATER OPS FROM RJAA, FO.

Narrative: CAPT WAS ADVISED BY DISPATCH MGR ON MAR/WED/03 THAT FLT ABC ON MAR/THU/03 FROM NRT TO HNL WAS ILLEGALLY DISPATCHED. THE DISPATCHER UTILIZED ETOPS CRITICAL FUEL RESERVE COMPUTATIONS BASED ON HAWAII ETOPS CRITERIA, FOR DISPATCH WITH LIMITED OR NO ICING AS EXISTED THAT DAY FOR THE RTE. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED BY DISPATCH INVESTIGATORS THAT THIS METHOD IS CURRENTLY ONLY ACCEPTABLE FOR HAWAII-MAINLAND UNITED STATES FLTS, AND NOT ALL HAWAII FLTS. THEREFORE, THIS FLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED WITH FULL ANTI-ICE FUEL RESERVES. OPERATIONALLY, THERE WERE NO ADVERSE IMPLICATIONS, WITH NO WX AND NO ICING FORECAST NOR EXISTING, AND WITH AMPLE FUEL TO HAVE COVERED THE FULL ANTI-ICE REQUIREMENT. THE FLT WAS NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS. SUPPLEMENT 8% ICING PENALTY FOR FLT ABC AND ALSO FLT DEE. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE AUTH TO USE THE SPECIAL ICING RESERVES FOR THESE FLTS. WITH THE FREQUENCY OF FLTS THAT I DO, WITH THE SPECIAL ICING RESERVES MIXED IN WITH THE NON ICING RESERVES, IT CAN BE VERY EASY TO MIX UP THESE FLTS. NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF THIS ERROR, I WILL BE ACTIVELY LOOKING TO NOT REPEAT THE ERROR.

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.

Airline initiated fuel discrepancy, noted by dispatch supervisor, after a number of flts had been dispatched under an improper fuel reserve computation method on some extended overwater operations from rjaa, first officer.