<< >> NASA ASRS Report 585638, June 2003

Air carrier dispatcher did not add the 1000 pounds of extra fuel required to comply with an FAA airworthiness directive note. The dispatcher was training a student dispatcher at the time.

Attributes
ACN	585638
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	instruction : instructor other personnel
ASRS Report	585638
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	instruction : trainee other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I inherited a flight that had a minimum fuel above 7.2 gals, but had no MEL/cdl fuel for airworthiness directive compliance. It was discovered by the assistance that I was training after the flight was airborne. There was more than adequate contingency fuel, so the captain and I amended the release via radio to show a minimum fuel of 17.2 gals. This happened because I abandoned my normal start up routine to grill my trainee on manual releases. We did a check of the WX and then did a little over 1 hour of manual releases. To prevent this from occurring again, I need to stick to my normal start-up routine which includes checking B-700's fuel loads.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR DISPATCHER DID NOT ADD THE 1000 LBS OF EXTRA FUEL REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NOTE. THE DISPATCHER WAS TRAINING A STUDENT DISPATCHER AT THE TIME.

Narrative: I INHERITED A FLT THAT HAD A MINIMUM FUEL ABOVE 7.2 GALS, BUT HAD NO MEL/CDL FUEL FOR AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE COMPLIANCE. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE ASSISTANCE THAT I WAS TRAINING AFTER THE FLT WAS AIRBORNE. THERE WAS MORE THAN ADEQUATE CONTINGENCY FUEL, SO THE CAPT AND I AMENDED THE RELEASE VIA RADIO TO SHOW A MINIMUM FUEL OF 17.2 GALS. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I ABANDONED MY NORMAL START UP ROUTINE TO GRILL MY TRAINEE ON MANUAL RELEASES. WE DID A CHK OF THE WX AND THEN DID A LITTLE OVER 1 HR OF MANUAL RELEASES. TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN, I NEED TO STICK TO MY NORMAL START-UP ROUTINE WHICH INCLUDES CHKING B-700'S FUEL LOADS.

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.