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MD11 flight crew detects that the fuel listed on the company weight and balance and the fueler form are inconsistent with what the fueler had put on the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 587708 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 587708 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft fuel load called for all main tanks full, plus upper and lower auxiliary tanks full, plus 12400 pounds in forward auxiliary and 6200 pounds in tail tank. Fuel slip and company weight and balance showed the proper fuel load, but fueler put 6200 pounds in forward auxiliary and 12400 pounds in tail tank. We called maintenance and they xferred fuel to proper load. Took a 30 min delay. We were right at maximum structural takeoff weight. Had we not noticed the error, possible tail strike on takeoff or worse if center of gravity had been aft of controllable limits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD11 FLT CREW DETECTS THAT THE FUEL LISTED ON THE COMPANY WT AND BAL AND THE FUELER FORM ARE INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE FUELER HAD PUT ON THE ACFT.
Narrative: ACFT FUEL LOAD CALLED FOR ALL MAIN TANKS FULL, PLUS UPPER AND LOWER AUX TANKS FULL, PLUS 12400 LBS IN FORWARD AUX AND 6200 LBS IN TAIL TANK. FUEL SLIP AND COMPANY WT AND BAL SHOWED THE PROPER FUEL LOAD, BUT FUELER PUT 6200 LBS IN FORWARD AUX AND 12400 LBS IN TAIL TANK. WE CALLED MAINT AND THEY XFERRED FUEL TO PROPER LOAD. TOOK A 30 MIN DELAY. WE WERE RIGHT AT MAX STRUCTURAL TKOF WT. HAD WE NOT NOTICED THE ERROR, POSSIBLE TAIL STRIKE ON TKOF OR WORSE IF CTR OF GRAVITY HAD BEEN AFT OF CONTROLLABLE LIMITS.
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.