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A B737-800 was dispatched in non compliance with an airworthiness directive with the center tank not fueled to maintain 1000 pounds required fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596883 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | special use airspace : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 596883 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| 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 : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
Narrative:
The flight plan for flight abcd failed to take into account or list any requirement for MEL center tank fuel. MEL fuel was not listed after release fuel. MEL fuel was not listed in fuel accounting section. MEL items were listed as 'none.' flight messages had no mention of MEL center tank fuel. Flight departed with 8.9 (minimum takeoff fuel listed as 8.5). Release fuel listed as 9.3. After takeoff, dispatcher ACARS message sent to inform crew. Dispatcher revised fuel based on WX at destination. Dispatcher advised that fuel recalculation showed no problem with flight proceeding as planned. Flight landed with 5.6. Captain informed ZZZ chief pilot of fuel calculation problem and ZZZ chief pilot reviewed original flight plan. ZZZ chief pilot concurred that report be filed to prevent any future occurrences.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WITH THE CTR TANK NOT FUELED TO MAINTAIN 1000 LBS REQUIRED FUEL.
Narrative: THE FLT PLAN FOR FLT ABCD FAILED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OR LIST ANY REQUIREMENT FOR MEL CTR TANK FUEL. MEL FUEL WAS NOT LISTED AFTER RELEASE FUEL. MEL FUEL WAS NOT LISTED IN FUEL ACCOUNTING SECTION. MEL ITEMS WERE LISTED AS 'NONE.' FLT MESSAGES HAD NO MENTION OF MEL CTR TANK FUEL. FLT DEPARTED WITH 8.9 (MINIMUM TKOF FUEL LISTED AS 8.5). RELEASE FUEL LISTED AS 9.3. AFTER TKOF, DISPATCHER ACARS MESSAGE SENT TO INFORM CREW. DISPATCHER REVISED FUEL BASED ON WX AT DEST. DISPATCHER ADVISED THAT FUEL RECALCULATION SHOWED NO PROB WITH FLT PROCEEDING AS PLANNED. FLT LANDED WITH 5.6. CAPT INFORMED ZZZ CHIEF PLT OF FUEL CALCULATION PROB AND ZZZ CHIEF PLT REVIEWED ORIGINAL FLT PLAN. ZZZ CHIEF PLT CONCURRED THAT RPT BE FILED TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE OCCURRENCES.
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.