Narrative:

Flight sjc-ord had left wing xfer valve deferred. This called for 3100 pounds that was in the outer cells to be considered unusable fuel. I put the 3100 pounds in the correct spot when running the flight plan and put the comments on the flight plan for the captain as well. However, I failed to call load planning to tell them about it. I had confused the function of the unusable fuel column and thought that putting the 3100 pounds there would take care of it. After I went home for the evening I realized what I had done. I called maintenance in the morning to ask about the MEL and they said the fuel should already be in the outer cells and trapped there, so I don't believe there was any incorrect fueling and the flight was neither over ATOG or zero fuel weight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR'S A319 HAS THE L OUTER WING TANK XFER VALVE MEL'ED INOPERABLE (CLOSED) MAKING THE FUEL IN BOTH OUTER WING TANKS UNUSABLE.

Narrative: FLT SJC-ORD HAD L WING XFER VALVE DEFERRED. THIS CALLED FOR 3100 LBS THAT WAS IN THE OUTER CELLS TO BE CONSIDERED UNUSABLE FUEL. I PUT THE 3100 LBS IN THE CORRECT SPOT WHEN RUNNING THE FLT PLAN AND PUT THE COMMENTS ON THE FLT PLAN FOR THE CAPT AS WELL. HOWEVER, I FAILED TO CALL LOAD PLANNING TO TELL THEM ABOUT IT. I HAD CONFUSED THE FUNCTION OF THE UNUSABLE FUEL COLUMN AND THOUGHT THAT PUTTING THE 3100 LBS THERE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. AFTER I WENT HOME FOR THE EVENING I REALIZED WHAT I HAD DONE. I CALLED MAINT IN THE MORNING TO ASK ABOUT THE MEL AND THEY SAID THE FUEL SHOULD ALREADY BE IN THE OUTER CELLS AND TRAPPED THERE, SO I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY INCORRECT FUELING AND THE FLT WAS NEITHER OVER ATOG OR ZERO FUEL WT.

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.